The Scorpio moon puts a fine point on how attraction tends to sharpen the senses. In a state of fascination, music sounds richer, messages feel important and ordinary moments glow with strange significance. Whether or not the object of your attention remains in orbit, this experience reminds us how awake and emotionally responsive we are.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You've traversed this territory long enough to understand two things at once: Having goals and direction is helpful, but obsessing over the result can make you miss the enjoyment and the opportunity to learn from what's happening along the way.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). In the same way a certain smell can unlock a forgotten room in your memory, today's encounter will reconnect you to a part of yourself you have not visited in years. All that you carry inside you has a purpose and a reason.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You'll experience a relationship with unusual magnetism. Attraction thrives in mystery. Enjoy the electricity without rushing to conclusions. This one needs time to develop. Time will tell what's real and what stays in the realm of fantasy.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Wins and losses are just temporary circumstances, but character is the thread through all of it. The moves you make today are for the win, not because they will strategically guarantee a prize but because they reflect your stellar soul.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It's not arrogant to recognize what makes you special. Because you understand your own uniqueness, you're able to see and acknowledge the uniqueness in others. Today, you're careful to see people as individuals instead of lumping them into categories or types.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Maybe there are no past mistakes, only past ways of doing things that turned out to be suboptimal. You're doing it better because you know better, and tomorrow you'll know even more, thanks to your stellar attitude and forward motion.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Considering the daily bombardment of messages telling us what we should want, it's easy to give into societies strong suggestions. For your true wants, turn inward, noticing what fascinates, delights, intrigues and satisfies you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Around certain people, you hardly have to explain yourself. This easy compatibility is among your favorite blessings. You've been around enough difficult people to realize the value and possibility that comes from relationships that fit your life well.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Pause, reassess and reorder priorities. It's all part of setting yourself up for success. It takes time but doesn't waste time. Every preparation, each rehearsal and all the reps you do to practice will pay off when it's go time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your imagination is always collaborating with reality. Today, your creative gears will lock in and turn an ordinary event into something much more promising — maybe even epic. At the very least, you'll create a compelling story.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You're starting with the end in mind today. You'll make sure you have the resources and permissions needed to finish a project before you ever start it. Much of the project's success will depend on assigning well-defined roles to the right people.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There's a cost to every relationship. There are also things to ignore, points to focus on, elements to be believed even though they are not objectively believable — the things you do for love.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (June 24). It's your Year of the Divine Instrument. You'll discover or go deeper into learning a favorite tool and use it to create much success, harmony, refinement and beauty. More highlights: You'll often be in good company. Lifestyle changes become permanent and healthy fixtures. By year's end, you'll look back and be astonished by how much love transformed your priorities, identity and inner life. Libra and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 13, 37, 2, 20 and 15.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Mindy Kaling's recent work life has included shuffling between the writers' rooms of "Not Suitable for Work" season two and "Running Point" season three. And though she ranks among the most hyphenated of artists, acting, producing, writing scripts, bestselling books and more, she is still expanding her comedy empire. And like a true moonchild, Kaling extends her Cancerian maternal instinct with activism providing clean water to children around the world.

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