Under this harmonious Libra moon, peaceful interactions are often a function of setting up the right expectation. Relationships are agreements. What's usual might not be normal, and what's normal might not be usual. So forget about those kinds of terms, and focus on communicating in a way to create mutual satisfaction.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Contributing to the peace of the world will not require a grand gesture, just a little tolerance. Here's one sample recipe: 1. Leave well enough alone. 2. Don't fix what isn't broken. 3. Mind your own business.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You'll have to spend some money to go to the next level in a study, hobby or project. Is this really an expense, though, or is it a worthy investment in who you are?

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It's going to take an unrelentingly positive attitude to push through these early stages of a difficult project. Soon enough, you'll be able to quit manufacturing cheer, because you'll have enough actual positive reasons to continue.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You're innovative in your attempt to solve problems big and small. Right now, while you're busy doing it, there's someone out there saying it can't be done.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You can't take people at face value. The quiet ones might be concealing big emotion; the sweet ones can have a delightfully wicked edge; the funny ones get sad; the sad ones get funny. You wouldn't have it any other way.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). What you love will reward you for loving it. Try it and see. Also, be mindful of your loving style. Try to match it up with the preferences of your beloved over your own.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). As the world becomes increasingly litigious the contracts made in conversation seem less important to some. That's why people who keep their word are superstars of good character.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Those with beautiful superficiality may also have deep beauty. Give it whirl and find out. You'll sense the true depth of a person inside five minutes of conversation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today will bring a series of inspired blunders and, like a skilled detective (Clouseau or Columbo), your unassuming ways will allow for the solving of a mystery.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You may know experts and gurus, but your own personal history is by far your greatest teacher. Future success will depend on today's review of what you did right, and what you could have done differently.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You decided upon a particular goal long ago but never could quite figure out how to fit the steps toward accomplishment into your life. That's because the timing wasn't as good as it is now. Try again.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You could change history just by saying yes. It follows that you can also change it by saying no. Today brings the rare black-and-white decision. Only say yes if you can say it emphatically.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 15). You are the one who matters most to someone. Knowing that you have unconditional love and support gives you courage to do difficult things. You'll choose what you think is right, not what they pressure you to choose, and this sets off a chain of liberating choices. You'll love the development in April. Taurus and Gemini adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 38, 9, 11 and 40.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "What's an ascendant in astrology?"

Your ascendant is more commonly referred to as your rising sign. "Pisces with Leo rising" means Leo is the ascendant. The ascendant is the constellation that was just rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of your birth. For those who believe in reincarnation, it is said that your ascendant in this life was your sun sign in your previous life. The Pisces in the example above was supposedly a Leo in a past life. Knowing your rising sign can give you a clue as to what sort of karmic lesson you might need to learn this time around here on earth and what your true purpose might be. Because of this, your rising sign is equal in importance to your sun sign, so be sure to read horoscopes for both to get a more accurate astrological picture of your life. To learn your rising sign, you'll need to get your astrological chart done. Many websites will do this for free; just put it in a search engine: "free astrological charts." You'll need to know the date, time and city of your birth to cast your chart.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Matt Groening is a poster child for the zany, creative spirit of Aquarius. This creator of "The Simpsons" and many other wacky cartoon worlds was born when the sun was in intellectual Aquarius and the moon was in the sign of entertainment, Leo. Mercury and Venus were in Pisces, indicating that Groening's artistic method is so intuitive that the process is mysterious even to him.

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