Mars and Saturn are in a favorable position to assist our plans in a rather logical, straightforward manner. Are there rules? Follow them and you'll be able to move your agenda along. Furthermore, the sun and Mercury in conjunction announce with clarity all that we do. It's akin to every car on the road applying the correct usage of turn signals.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You'll feel as if you're the judge in court with feuding parties trying to convince you of their correctness and the other's wrongdoing. If you can avoid issuing a decision, it's advised. Your best role will be neutrality or absence.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You felt free before you knew there are unspoken rules governing this place. You'll look around and wonder what you shouldn't say. As long as you're paying attention, you'll get every social cue. You're good this way.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You've learned a lot, and you're still learning. So what if you have a long way to go? As with all far-off destinations, you'll cover many, many lands between here and there.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You'll be wrestling questions about exactly what and how much you should create, endeavor and endure for the team. And though you're not a selfish person, being clear about what's in it for you will help to guide your decisions.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The down time isn't really leisure as far as you're concerned. You're using it to set yourself up for a successful week. You'll do less than you had planned but more than you've done before, so give yourself props!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You're not oblivious to the vibes that are zinging around today like some you know. When a person likes you, you figure it out fast. You'll manage the attention well, too!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Adaptability is one of your strong suits, but be careful with your bendy ways. Maybe your way really is best for all. If you believe this, you'd be doing the others a disservice by depriving them of your strong stance.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Power can present itself in numerous guises, most notably in a gracious, soft-spoken voice. This is the strongest way power will show up today; its requests and warnings are best heeded.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). If you dare to follow a different road, it will take a great deal of courage, trust and a willingness to be different. But it will still be easier to do this than to try to turn an old situation in a new direction.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When is the right time to be assertive? There may be no perfect moment to request the thing that's going to make the situation better for you, but the longer you think about it without saying it the more awkward it will get.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You love humanity, and right now you are likelier to become interested in a whole series of people for platonic and intellectual reasons than you are to settle in easily with just one person.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). When you delve deeply into a hobby and take steps to move to the next level of proficiency, this may cost you. However, ultimately your relationship with money, work and/or your body will improve as a result.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (March 5). It's a solar year of greater options. You'll thrive where influences are varied and vibrant. This is the happy month for wrapping up projects and getting paid. You'll start anew in April. Dabble first; not everything should be pursued to its conclusion. Research and learn this summer. You'll make an inspired financial move in July. Cancer and Leo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 40, 22, 28 and 46.

FORECAST FOR THE WEEK AHEAD: For Mars, the journey through Aries has been a parade through the homeland, complete with acceptance, praise and cheers from the townsfolk. But this week, the celebration ends with the passing of Mars into Taurus on Thursday, March 9. Now the warrior planet is a soldier assigned to foreign lands, unsure what destiny awaits. This can bring a rush of emotions. Sorrow and trepidation are certainly likely whenever anyone leaves home, but we don't have to take that point of view. This is, after all, a call to adventure, an invitation to make a mark on the world, to stand for a belief, to embody a purpose. The Taurus energy will mature Mars. It is the energy of deliberate building. The pacing of Taurus is not rushed or sporadic. It's sustainable. Rewards will go to the persistent, constant and steadfast.

It's also notable that Taurus is the sign of money. This is an excellent week for establishing a pattern of saving that will stand you in good stead in the weeks to come. Big gestures and investments are not favored. Long-term strategies are better. Let the pennies add up.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Ira Glass is heard by over a million listeners weekly as the host/producer of the NPR show "This American Life," which is also a television show now. Glass is an artistic Pisces with Mercury, the communication planet, in Pisces, too, indicating extraordinary powers of imagination and empathy. The fact that his Mars is in Gemini shows he has a gift for extemporaneous speech. His having his Venus in Aries reveals that he has a warrior heart.

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