It's Women's Equality Day! You deserve celebration. Consider the many ways the feminine supports the world, like raising smart, healthy kids and nurturing relationships. The Cancer moon, prominent in today's sky, supports nourishing feminine forces that keep the world in divine balance. It's as though women hung the moon for all to enjoy!

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The conflict is all inside you — two parts of you pulling for different goals. Sit down at the negotiating table with you and you. Persuade one of your internal forces to back down and suddenly things get easy.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Being thrifty just isn't your nature, however you can stretch a dollar when you have an incentive to do so. For instance, there's an expensive gift you've been aching to give yourself — now that's a reason to save up.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You have your eye on the latest technology. Is it time to make the leap? Though you want to be the first on this bandwagon, you're better off waiting for all the kinks to get worked out. Why be the guinea pig?

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It's only Tuesday and already you're celebrating the completion of a journey. So it was a short journey; still, it was a necessary step in your progress toward realizing your potential.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Not everyone around you will appreciate your spontaneous and passionate expressions — it takes all kinds. However, those who do accept your fiery zest for life will be moved and inspired by the action you take.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (AUGUST 26). You challenge yourself often and rise to every occasion. Your personal life is so fulfilling that you have more than ever to share with loved ones. Career issues take focus in November. You're as feisty, motivated and driven as you need to be to get what you want. There's a financial breakthrough in February. Scorpio and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 39, 2, 50 and 18.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Sometimes it takes too long to weigh your options. Besides, there isn't a scale in the world that can calculate the diverse benefits of each choice. Turn off your mind and go with your gut.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You don't need a reason to be happy; you just are, and the reasons will appear to support you. Such is the case this afternoon. And the best part is that your happiness multiplies when you share it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your energy ebbs and flows and this time you're quite wise in your handling of the cycle. You know better than to complain when you're energy is low, or to over-commit yourself when it's high.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The success of a project hinges on your next move. You're so fabulous at shooting from the hip now. A loose idea of what you're going to do is enough. You get the maximum benefit from a minimal plan.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Resist the impulse to justify your choices to others, especially when you're trying to prove that the treats you give yourself are well deserved. Of course they are. Believe you're worthy and make no excuses.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Staying late at work is a temptation, but it won't be as productive as you think it will be, so you may as well go home on time. The most efficient thing you can do tonight is relax.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It's too hard to withhold what you want to say to a partner. You'll spill it in one way or another. It benefits you to think about how you'd like the conversation to go. Start and end on a positive note.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "I am an Aquarius born Feb. 14, 1956. I have been dating a Virgo born Aug. 24, 1958, for 10 years. Lately things have not been going well. Is the future going to be any better?"

Ten years is a long time to be dating, and the stress you're experiencing currently has to do with keeping your relationship current with whom you two have become. People change. So do relationships. Virgo has been undergoing a major life transformation since last fall. I sincerely hope he's confided in you throughout this period because if he hasn't, you probably feel left out or in the dark about where you are in relation to him at this moment. If you have accompanied him, I encourage you to very carefully consider your perceptions about the recent changes that have taken place in him. Your support or lack thereof communicates so much. Meanwhile, you're becoming less certain about your own identity due to Neptune's transit to your sun. Try considering the various sources at work (other than your relationship) contributing to your dissatisfaction. Finally, if the future looks uncertain to you, staying flexible and honest with him — even to the point of admitting you don't know what's next — helps.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: If Billy Ray Cyrus sometimes comes across as painfully humble, it's not because his daughter may surpass his own stardom, and it's not about the mullet, either. As a Virgo, he's naturally modest — bashful even. Try asking a Virgo person to toot their own horn and watch them squirm! It would do Billy Ray good to puff himself up every now and then, as his Uranus in Leo needs creative recognition.

Holiday Mathis is the author of "Rock Your Stars." If you would like to write to her, please go to www.creators.com and click on "Write the Author" on the Holiday Mathis page, or you may send her a postcard in the mail. To find out more about Holiday Mathis and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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