The day after the full moon feels something like the day after a big party. You'll be processing the events of yesterday and last night as you clean up the various messes that were made in the name of fun. You might also be moved to pick up the phone and thank the people in your life who have shared in your "celebration."

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You'll communicate well. You may not be able to avoid confrontation, but with your honest and direct approach, at least you can make it brief and relatively painless.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Juggle, march, draw or dance. These kinds of activities build right brain to left brain communication. There's nothing you can't do once you get both hemispheres working together.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You'll slip into a positive state this morning and stay there all day long. While in this happy mood, every problem has a solution, and you are a bubbling font of creativity.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The task at hand will be unusually challenging. It doesn't all have to be accomplished in one day, though. Perhaps this is best approached with short blasts of intense focus followed by long breaks

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You might be feeling underwhelmed by the results you've been getting from yourself lately. You know that you are capable of greater things. Practice is key. Be diligent.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). This will be a highly productive day. You'll complete an entire unit of work. You'll start out strong and finish even stronger. Get a cheerleader to motivate you through the middle.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You'll do your best with many people around. You need to bounce your ideas off of a variety of different characters. The response you get will lead to new and improved ideas.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The one who sees you as a tower of strength will open up and show a vulnerable side. You'll be a comfort, and you'll also provide practical help in ways that will surprise you both.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You'll have luck with joint ventures. You trust the other person, but you both need to understand exactly what you're agreeing upon. Put the details on paper.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You're not trying to be anyone else, and yet you'll notice that you've picked up a few habits from those you admire. Soon these behaviors will be so automatic that they'll feel like a natural part of you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your imagination is vivid. The lines between what is real and unreal are blurred. Also, you'll give a great deal of thought to planes of existence beyond physical reality.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You're trying to do a job well, though it's not as easy as you once thought it would be. Stop trying to be good at it. Try to be bad at it instead. The freedom will liberate you from mental blocks.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (May 18). You'll enjoy improved health and vitality as you moderate your vices and add zesty habits to your routine. Your home will be a place of peace, tranquility and, after the renovations that happen in June, beauty. New meetings in July are life-changers. There's a reason to travel in August. You'll close a deal in September. Cancer and Aquarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 38, 28, 31 and 2.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: I'm a Virgo with Virgo rising. I feel I have been consistently under-confident in my life. I do not seem to have a fair way of evaluating my own efforts. The reason I know this is because I have undercut myself at many junctures. Once, I didn't enter a photography contest because I felt that my photos wouldn't do well. Later, when I took a stroll through the winning entries, I realized that my photos were on par with most of what I was seeing. I should have entered and taken my chances. I naturally assumed I wouldn't do well, but I had no evidence. I do this in every area of life. I don't want to limit myself like this anymore. How do I break the habit?

The phrase associated with Virgo is "I analyze." The ability to measure and compare is a useful skill without which the modern world wouldn't exist. As a photographer and in other areas of life, you use this ability to shape and control your results. You might say that collecting data and managing details are your superpowers — the tools you use to attain perfection, or to get as near to it as you possibly can. To be continued tomorrow...

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Former head writer of "Saturday Night Live," Tina Fey is now becoming a favorite guest host of the show. The busy producer, writer, actress, author and mom is forever on the go. Her natal sun, Mercury and Saturn in Taurus indicates deep wells of emotional and physical strength, stamina and stability. It comes as no surprise that the majority of Fey's planets are in intellectual air signs.

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