Strengthen lasting bonds, Capricorn

Today’s Birthday: Fortunes are on the rise this year. Improve your home with steady focus. Reap unplanned benefits.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) (5) Review and revise budgets and financial plans over the next five weeks. Familiar home comforts soothe.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) (8) Stick to tried and tested personal styles, with Venus retrograde. Do what worked before.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) (6) Consider your career. Old pathways beckon, with Venus retrograde for five weeks.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) (8) Connect with distant friends and family. Strengthen lasting bonds and relationships, with Venus retrograde.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) (7) Practice basic professional skills over five weeks. Maintain your position. Clean up old messes.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) (7) Return to familiar places and favorite destinations, with Venus retrograde. Practice and refine your studies.

Aries (March 21-April 19) (7) Collect from previous work over five weeks. Conserve and recycle resources. Reduce waste. Grow your savings.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) (8) Reminisce with your partner, with Venus retrograde. Consider the past, and imagine a satisfying future.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) (8) Maintain health and fitness routines, with Venus retrograde. Stick to tested methods, techniques and recipes.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) (7) Words flow with ease. Look back on what you love, with Venus retrograde. Indulge retrospection and nostalgia.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) (7) Keep generating income. Stick to familiar domestic routines, with Venus retrograde for five weeks. Connect with elders and ancestors.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) (7) For the next five weeks, with Venus retrograde, share traditions, histories and retrospective works. Explore ancient creative wisdom.