ROYAL STARS

MOON ALERT: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Aries.

Today’s Birthday (July 9). You are an independent thinker. You are confident, strong-willed and eager to explore what life has to offer. xpect exciting changes this year, along with increased personal freedom. Seek out new opportunities.

Aries

(March 21-April 19)

★★★ You’re convincing today. However, family conversations will be idealistic, gentle and mutually sympathetic. You might want to explore ideas that you would like to turn into a reality. These wishes and dreams might apply to the family or to where you live. Tonight: Assert yourself.

Taurus

(April 20-May 20)

★★★ Don’t worry if you spend a lot of time daydreaming or being lost in a fantasy world today, because that’s just what’s happening. Your imagination is heightened today, which is wonderful for artistic projects. Tonight: Solitude.

Gemini

(May 21-June 20)

★★★ If shopping today, you will be tempted to buy luxurious, elegant items. To cover all your bases, keep your receipts. Meanwhile, moneymaking ideas might have a pie-in-the-sky quality. Tonight: Schmooze.

Cancer

(June 21-July 22)

★★★★ Mercury is in your sign dancing with fuzzy Neptune, which pumps your creative imagination and makes you more sensitive to the aspects of the world around you. This is the perfect day for a fantasy life. Tonight: Be mindful.

Leo

(July 23-Aug. 22)

★★★ You will welcome time spent alone today indulging in memories, fantasies and wishful thinking. Today it’s easy to drift off into never-never land. This is an excellent day for artists and writers, plus kids’ activities. Tonight: Explore!

Virgo

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

★★★ Conversations with friends will be mutually sympathetic and warm today. Each person will listen to the other with sincerity. You also might be involved with a charitable organization. Tonight: Check your finances.

Libra

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

★★★ This is a good day to make your plea to authority figures, because people feel warmhearted and sympathetic to each other today. It’s as if they know what it’s like to walk a mile in someone else’s wedgies. Tonight: Cooperate.

Scorpio

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

★★★★ Discussions about philosophy, religion, art and intellectual subjects will be interesting today. You’re willing to entertain many concepts. You also might have a strong wish to travel and “get away from all this.” Tonight: Work.

Sagittarius

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

★★★ Postpone important financial decisions today, because you might give away the farm. Generosity is a wonderful thing; however, there is such a thing as idiot compassion. When it comes to dividing wealth, stay levelheaded. Tonight: Socialize.

Capricorn

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

★★★★ Today you might have an important conversation with a female family member. Fortunately, discussions with others will be sympathetic and supportive, which is why it’s a good day to reach out if you need help or to offer help. Tonight: Cocoon.

Aquarius

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

★★★ If you’re at work today, a co-worker or fellow colleague might ask for your help. This is fine, because today if you can help someone, you will. Meanwhile, many of you will also be involved with pets at a special, affectionate level. Tonight: Conversations.

Pisces

(Feb. 19-March 20)

★★★★ This is a fabulous day for artists. This is also a lovely day to deal with children and share stories and imaginative ideas. Meanwhile, romance will be the stuff of movies. Tonight: Money ideas.