ROYAL STARS

Your Horoscope for Monday, July 18

MOON ALERT: After 7:30 a.m. EDT today (4:30 a.m. PDT), there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. After that, the Moon moves from Pisces into Aries.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★★ Family discussions might be difficult today. Someone might insist on getting their way.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ★★★ People can be obsessed with an idea today. You might encounter someone like this, especially a relative or sibling, or even a neighbor, who is like a stuck CD.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ★★★ Be careful with financial negotiations today. Someone will try to be very persuasive. (Possibly, this person is you.)

CANCER ( June 21-July 22) ★★ You are a tenacious person who never gives up. This is a positive quality that can serve you well. You might be obsessed about something to the exclusion of everything else.

LEO ( July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★ Many people are obsessed with their ideas today because Mercury is opposite Pluto. However, this particular planetary aspect can help you if you are doing research.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★ This is a popular time for you, and many of you are enjoying warm friendships, as well as increased interaction with groups.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★ Discussions with parents, bosses or the police will be difficult today because you might encounter an intellectual conflict of wills.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★ You might encounter all kinds of propaganda and indoctrination today on social media or in person.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★ Discussions about shared property, debt or inheritances could become overwhelming today because someone is just too pushy.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★ Discussions with partners and close friends will be difficult today. However, you can handle this if you stand your ground and don’t let someone else run over you, verbally speaking.

AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★ It might be difficult to deal with co-workers today because someone might be hung up on a particular idea or convinced that their way is right.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★ Today people are caught up in their own views to the point that they want to insist that others agree with them. You might encounter this kind of thinking. Don’t be swayed.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ( July 18) You are practical, imaginative and determined. You have inner strength, which means you can be both gentle and aggressive. You hate to be bored.