TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Aries (March 21-April 19):

You’ve deep, important work to get to, and get to it you will. Even though you believe you’ve landed where you are for a good reason, you’ll move too fast to benefit from stopping to ponder what that reason might be. Taurus (April 20-May 20): It will be fun to see who turns up to join the social fun, and there will very likely be a few wild cards in the bunch. Out-of-town visitors will bring good energy with them. Gemini (May 21-June 21): Surprise! Magnetize! Enchant! The charms keep coming with you today, so don’t be surprised at all the fans you’ll gather between now and the full moon. You’re on a social hot streak. Cancer (June 22-July 22): There’s a whole group, but the speaker keeps directing the message just to you. What’s this all about? Could be a crush, or maybe you’re seen as the power player. Or it could be that you’re just the best listener. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): The goal is to patiently accept the present. Because the moments are blurring by so fast, this will involve taking a breath, slowing down and stepping back so you can properly see the particular comforts and discomforts at play. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’re undaunted by the things that used to make you back away in fear. Why? Because the heavy responsibilities are also the ones that make you shine the brightest. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Knives cut. Daggers go deeper. Disapproval goes deeper still. Stay away from people who give disapproval on the regular. And certainly refrain from disapproving of yourself; it’s better to figure out why you do what you do. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Anytime you make a change, the people around you have to adjust. Sometimes they don’t want to. In that case, if the change is something you really want, it’s fundamental that you change up the people who are around you, too. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Go ahead and say what’s on your mind. You never know how it will land, and your luck will be pretty uncanny. Observations that would seem to be apropos of nothing might actually be germane to the main issue. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Words come in and out of fashion, get overused and start to mean something different or perhaps nothing at all. “Love” is one word that never gets old. Even if the meaning changes for you, it will never disappear. Talk show host Larry King is 85. Former General Electric chief executive Jack Welch is 83. Talk show host Dick Cavett is 82. Broadcasting and sports mogul Ted Turner is 80. Former Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, is 79. Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson is 77. Fashion designer Calvin Klein is 76. Sportscaster Ahmad Rashad is 69. Actor Robert Beltran is 65. Actress Kathleen Quinlan is 64. Actress Glynnis O’Connor is 63. Broadcast journalist Ann Curry is 62. Former NASA astronaut Eileen Collins is 62. Actress Allison Janney is 59. Rock musician Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver) is 58. Actress Meg Ryan is 57. Actress-director Jodie Foster is 56. Actress Terry Farrell is 55. TV chef Rocco DiSpirito is 52. Actor Jason Scott Lee is 52. Olympic gold medal runner Gail Devers is 52. Actress Erika Alexander is 49. Rock musician Travis McNabb is 49. Singer Tony Rich is 47. Actress Sandrine Holt is 46. Country singer Jason Albert is 45. Country singer Billy Currington is 45. Dancerchoreographer Savion Glover is 45. Country musician Chad Jeffers is 43.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Just like the expanding universe, you are never static. Even when you’re still, you’re doing something. In today’s case, the stillness leads to a burst of productivity this evening, followed by a round of applause. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): The person who loves you will think of you today when things are going well, when they’re not, when there’s something interesting, when there’s nothing to do — basically all the livelong day. Today’s birthday (Nov. 19): Worries drop off at the top of the year when you cover a base, tie a loose end or finally make an important decision. Once you’re worry-free, your energy doubles, and your charisma follows the trend. You can afford to be choosy with your social life. Spend more time with those you want to be more like. Leo and Capricorn adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 1, 33, 28 and 45.