Astrology: Take a look at your daily horoscope

Happy birthday: for Friday, Aug. 23. This year, you often say one thing, yet go off and do something different. Others might comment on this behavior. If single, giving off mixed messages could complicate a budding tie. People could back off because of this. You will need to relate to someone who understands both voices. If attached, the two you agree to disagree, but this is often irrelevant, as you have such a hoot together. Honor your differences and love the fun times the two of you experience. GEMINI knows how to get your attention.

Aries (March 21-April 19):

★★★ No matter what the situation, you will feel unusually tense. You might even develop an attitude, as you could feel that someone is nixing your ideas randomly. Tonight: If expressing anger, choose your words with care.

Taurus (April 20-May 20):

★★★★ Plans could rapidly change as people’s emotions swing from one mood to another. Your response could be equally unpredictable. Try to relax and go with the flow. Others’ vacillation is not directed toward you. Tonight: Keep your spending under control. Gemini (May 21-June 20): ★★★ You could become more uptight and fussier than you have been in a while. You might blame this change of mood on this or that, but the truth is simply that you feel differently at the moment. Do not hesitate to go for what you want. Tonight: Go for what you want.

Cancer (June 21-July 22):

★★★★ Emotions surface once more. You feel as if there is something you are missing. You could also be picking up on what someone who is close to you is feeling. To clear it out, you might need to make several calls. Tonight: Go with a whim!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22):

★★★★ You need to move a project forward and no longer get stuck in others’ reservations and thoughts. Confusion surrounds a personal matter, but it will clear up in a day or so. Tonight: Do not take someone’s attitude personally.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

★★★★ You suddenly feel energized. If a boss or someone you work with notices your high energy, you could have a lot of last-minute work dropped on you. You could say no! Clear it out as quickly as you can. Tonight: Fun surrounds you.

Libra (Sept. 23- Oct. 22):

★★★★★ Reach out for the unimagined. What appears as a nice but slightly impossible dream could actually become a reality. Rather than nix it, see how you can manifest this thought. Curb your tendency to go overboard. Tonight: As you like it.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

★★★ You cannot help but zero in on what is going on with another person. Often, others don’t realize how tuned in you are. You do not let them know when you can see they are avoiding telling you the whole story! Tonight: The more people, the better.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22- Dec. 21):

★★★ You could feel tense. A comrade at work makes it clear he or she needs time with you. Make it your pleasure. You will get to know this person better. You experience an odd mix of enjoyment and worry. Tonight: All smiles.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

★★★★ Stay anchored, if possible. Eye a situation from the perspective of having known this person for a while. If someone seems too willing to go along with one of your ideas, find out why. Tonight: Postpone judgment.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

★★★★★ You can no longer hold yourself back. One-onone relating is highlighted. You make the impossible possible by deciding that nothing is impossible. Your sense of humor and playfulness distract some people, but others jump right in. Tonight: Go with the flow.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20):

★★★ You might be more tangled up in a personal situation than you would like. Understand where another person is coming from. You might consider that this person seldom seems needy. What is happening is quite unique. Tonight: Go with the flow. Born today: Basketball player Kobe Bryant (1978), actress Barbara Eden (1931), musician/ actor Rick Springfield (1949)