In a recent study, diners who ate a decadent dessert before their meal consumed significantly fewer calories than those who didn't. Is it possible that putting the sugar first is healthy? The Pink Moon dares you to test the theory, spreading deliciousness over two days, like a fluffy frosting over a sweet dessert.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). While it's fun to hear the very thing you wanted to, getting the exact feedback you desire is a rare occurrence. Provide it for yourself. You're the one most qualified. You don't need approval when you already approve of yourself.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Don't be concerned with what the other person is trying to say. Everything said is bound to other contexts and therefore incomplete. To listen well is to listen without jumping to fill in the blanks.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You may look confident to an outsider, but you're inwardly wondering if you're in over your head. It's OK if you are. This is more of a swimming pool than an ocean. Hold on to the side until you get your bearings.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You'll get an opportunity with a caveat that could make or break the deal for you. What do you really want? If you're willing to lose all, you'll probably walk away with exactly what you wanted in the first place.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Dig to the root of an issue. It will be different from what you assume it to be. Feel your way there. When it doesn't make sense, let it stay as nonsense. This one doesn't belong in the intellectual realm.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You'll walk a fine line between being direct and being harsh and manage to deliver a pointed message with a soft touch — impressive! This is a skill you'll be admired and possibly employed for.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Some say friendship with yourself is needed before you can be friends with anyone else, but it's hard to know how to befriend yourself without a model. Whether you need it or not, you'll have such a person today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Relax while you can. Now you're floating down a quiet stream, but you don't know what kind of rapids await just beyond the river's bend. Soon it will be time to brace yourself for the excitement.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The lines of territory and responsibility are like boundaries on a map. It's easier to agree on where they are in theory. Things are a little different on the ground. Stay very cool, calm and collected and all will work out.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your talent for organizing will extend to projects, items and people. You'll sort and categorize. This puts everyone at ease. People know where things are and what they're expected to do. You lead like a pro.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your priorities have changed, and you'll adjust your thinking to accommodate a new hierarchy. With goal-setting, scale makes all the difference. Your aim is big enough to excite you and motivate you, but not so big as to be unattainable.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Some memories come back sweetly, others come cringingly back and then there are the ones that never come back at all. You can make sure today's events make the round trip by adding something strange, bold and novel.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (April 6). You'll spend a good amount of time and creativity making your environment streamlined, functional and cool. Your brilliant ideas about how to redesign the systems and structures will take time to execute, but you'll see amazing differences season to season and eventually wind up in a whole new world of your own making. More highlights: You'll assemble an expert team and take on several projects together. You'll express yourself with eloquence before a large group. You'll have comfortable love in abundance.

Cancer and Leo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 13, 3, 38, 4 and 17.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Paul Rudd's schedule is chock-filled with blockbuster sequels with franchise names like "Ghostbusters," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," and "Avengers." The flexible Aries star is versatile, sometimes the sensitive dreamboat, others the comedic foil. The actor, screenwriter and producer exemplifies the passionate fire of his sign with the trademark Aries qualities of spontaneity and youthfulness on tap.

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