Taurus season is your annual check on intake versus output. Notice what you consume: food, media, commitments, spending. Notice what you produce: work, care, results, value. Adjust until the exchange feels fair and sustainable. Taurus favors steady gains over spikes. What you repeat becomes your stability. Make it worth keeping.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You'll be in a competitive environment and yet have the relaxed confidence of James Bond. And you're also as mysterious as a spy, showing up smooth, using the environment to your benefit and keeping everyone guessing.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There are a lot of true ideas, but which ideas are also helpful? There are a lot of solutions that will work, but which are you likely to follow through with? These are the types of questions you'll answer to effect change.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). When someone tries to correct, define or control your behavior, it will be a waste of energy to let that escalate into a conflict. Choose your response instead of reacting. Set the tone and timing, and you'll have the upper hand.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). This is where you prove your tenacity. If you don't succeed in the task today, you'll succeed in learning what you need to know for the next time. Take notes; it will help you remember and keep you sharp.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). No need to settle for what other people think is interesting. You know what thrills you. Your preferences, appetites and desires will not steer you wrong. The thing that gets your heart racing points to the pursuit that will matter to you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You're starting to think of a certain part of your past a little differently. There's no need to force yourself into a situation to please those around you. If it's a good fit, it will feel natural.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Certain environments get unmanageable when big, greedy, selfish personalities take over. It feels like there's a gorilla running the zoo. You're the one managing reality. You are the one making the hard, adult decisions. Take the keys back. Your peace is not optional.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Willpower isn't always easy to access, which makes today's discipline boost a gift. You'll find it simpler to do what needs doing as inner momentum helps you move past resistance. You're setting yourself up to feel good about it later.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Intense feelings come up. You express them with restraint, which draws people closer instead of overwhelming them. Then, when you're alone, you find even better ways to understand and channel your emotions, perhaps physically or through art.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It occurs to you to wonder, "Am I living, or just existing?" The question puts you in touch with your own yearnings and gifts. It helps you understand what it would take to feel more vital. And today, it will lead to an interesting insight.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There's a version of you who would explain until the other person understands, a version who hopes others will rectify unfairness and a version who negotiates your own needs down to keep things smooth. Those versions are done.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There's a situation where you decide not to engage at full depth. You handle what's required and leave the rest alone. That ability to stop protects your energy and keeps you from burning out under ongoing responsibility.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (April 21). Welcome to your Year of the Powerful Gentleness. Your influence is one of steadiness and safety — no flashy fireworks necessary — you still change everything that needs changing. Others feel stronger just by being near you. More highlights: A straight-up, lucky win, applause and speeches celebrating you, a turnaround in your personal life that's a hard-won victory. Pisces and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 13, 29, 50 and 6.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Beloved monarch Queen Elizabeth II embodied classic Taurean traits: patience, loyalty, a deep appreciation for tradition and a steadfastness that earned her many world records for monarchy, including the longest-lived, the longest-married, most-traveled and the longest-reigning British monarch in history. Natal moon and Neptune in Leo signified a creative flair and a love of children.

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