Moon alert
After 1 a.m. Chicago time, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The new moon is in Virgo.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today’s new moon energy is the perfect time to make resolutions about your job or how you approach work. You might even make resolutions about how to improve your health in addition to how to improve the way you work. Ponder this.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Each new moon is an opportunity to make resolutions. Today’s new moon is your chance to think about your creative talents and how you use them or appreciate them. Or do you dismiss or ignore them? It’s curious how all young children are creative, but as adults, we seem to forget this.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
This is the best day of the year to think about how you can improve where you live as well as improve your relations with family members. Positive relations with home and family give you an easier springboard to your outer world. (Or not.)
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
This is a good day to think about your style of communicating. Humans are gregarious creatures. We need to see others, and we need to be seen. We definitely need to communicate. Does your sensitivity hold you back from reaching out to others?
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Each new moon is an opportunity to set intentions, and each new moon is in a different sign, which means it takes place in a different part of your chart. Today’s new moon is your chance to think about your attitude to money and wealth. Do you think money is a good thing or a bad thing?
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today the only new moon in your sign all year is taking place, which makes this the perfect day to take a realistic look in the mirror and see how you might improve your image. Appearances are important. (You never get a second chance to make a first impression.)
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
This is perhaps the best day of the year to think about your spiritual values or the basic things that guide you. We all believe in something — even if our belief is that “we don’t believe in anything.” That’s a belief. What makes you tick?
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
The new moon energy today is the perfect time to think about your relations with friends and groups. Are you friendly? Do you reach out to others? Or do you wait for them to reach out to you? To have friends you have to be friendly.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today’s new moon is the only one all year that’s occurring at the top of your chart. This is your chance to think about how you view authority and perhaps how you might improve your relations with parents, bosses, teachers and the police. Ideas?
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
What further travel, education or training might improve your job or enrich your life? And what would you pursue? These are good questions today for this particular new moon and how it manifests for your sign.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
We take care of our possessions. But some of the things that we own are shared with others — for example, credit card debt, student loans, shared property or anything that is jointly held. How are you handling this kind of debt? This is the focus of today’s new moon.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today the only new moon opposite your sign all year is happening, which is your opportunity to think about how you can improve your closest friendships and partnerships — both personal and professional. (There’s always room for improvement.)
If today is your birthday
Actress Joanne Froggatt (1980) shares your birthday. You are empathetic, focused and logical. You’re also resourceful and tenacious. It’s time to create solid foundations in your life — both externally and internally. Simplicity is the key this year. Take charge of your health. Exercise is important. Perhaps explore martial arts or yoga. Stay grounded and levelheaded.