Today's Birthday (03/16/16). Your professional influence rises with reliable work this year. Strengthen and build support for an upcoming two-year profit boom (after 9/9). Realize personal dreams. Generate a new level in partnership (after 9/1). Eclipses illuminate shifting directions for joint accounts (3/23) and intimate projects (9/16). Prioritize love.
To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19): Today is a 7 -- Stick close to home for the next two days. Plan and implement changes you've been wanting. Consider the direction in which you'd like to take your creative work. Update budgets to reflect and include these possibilities.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): Today is a 7 -- Get out of the house today and tomorrow. Study and practice. Explore a passion. Take big ground on your long game (with Jupiter trine Pluto). Long-term love sparks. Update strategies for the future.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): Today is a 7 -- More income is possible today and tomorrow. Push for profits. Stick to your budget. Long-term assets (like real estate) get an unexpected bump in value (with Jupiter trine Pluto). Invest in your home.

Cancer (June 21-July 22): Today is a 9 -- You're getting stronger over the next two days. Your credit rating is going up. Ask for what you want. Good news comes from far away (with Jupiter trine Pluto). Keep detailed records. Imagine perfect outcomes.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Today is a 6 -- Settle into a peaceful chair and get productive. It's easier to finish old projects today and tomorrow. Long-term assets get an unexpected bump in value (with Jupiter trine Pluto). Update financial strategies for the future.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Relax with friends during the next day or two. An unexpected personal surprise with long-term benefit flowers (with Jupiter trine Pluto). Enjoy beauty, goodness, happiness and health, wherever you find it. Play with loved ones.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Today is an 8 -- Focus on your career for the next two days. You're attracting the attention of an important person. The impossible seems accessible. A long-term windfall (with Jupiter trine Pluto) lands on your path.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Today is a 7 -- Explore a subject of fascination today and tomorrow. Distill to basic elements. Get to what's most authentic. A community effort gets an unexpected win (with Jupiter trine Pluto). Get help building your dream.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):Today is an 8 -- Contribute to shared accounts today and tomorrow. Do the bookkeeping. A sibling's crazy idea could work. Get farther down the road than expected (with Jupiter trine Pluto). Travels and transport flow with greater ease.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Today is a 9 -- Collaboration could grow unexpectedly profitable over the next two days. A promise made now is good. Ride a wave. Leave nothing to chance. Compassion is a huge factor. Express your gratitude and appreciation.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Today is a 7 -- Focus on work today and tomorrow. Others demand your attention. Imagine perfection, and delegate what you can. A stroke of good fortune rises in value over the long term (with Jupiter trine Pluto).

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Today is a 9 -- Take on a challenge. Some of your best thinking happens while playing with dear people in nature or with a favorite game. Take advantage of a sudden surge in your favor (with Jupiter trine Pluto).
Astrologer Nancy Black continues her mother Linda Black's legacy horoscopes column. She welcomes comments and questions on Twitter, @lindablack. For more astrological interpretations visit Linda Black Horoscopes and
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