Today honors the United Nations, the organization that fosters infrastructure and global peace. People employed by the U.N. don't actually call themselves employees, but servants. Synchronously, today's moon is in Virgo, the sign of the servant. If we each thought our role or job in life was to be a good servant, would it change the way we live?

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You're in a position to give encouragement, advice and support to one who is going down the road you've already investigated — or maybe you even built it. With a few words you can make someone's day.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Good manners pave the way to connections you can count on. Remembering names, returning calls, making proper introductions — it all shows your class and you commitment to being a giver.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It's as though you are slogging uphill and the summit is nowhere in sight. But as long as you're headed up, you can't miss. You know you're going in the correct direction because it feels like work.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). This is no time to be picky. Your effort goes to the one who can pay for it. You wisely let go of some of your rules and preferences in the name of getting down to business. Whatever changes come up, you'll handle them.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Technically it's not your responsibility, yet you're the one who has to implement improvements. Dr. Seuss said it best: "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it's not."

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (OCTOBER 24). Your head and your heart are in the right place and so you are able to reap some advantage from every single thing that happens this year. A new friendship that develops through the fall infuses your world with fun. Put your feelers out for a higher paying job in March. August sees you making a big purchase. Aquarius and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 31, 6, 3, 22 and 16.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your standards are so high for how you should behave in public that sometimes this causes you to feel shy. It's just easier to stay in. Allow yourself a wider margin of error and you'll feel like interacting again.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You sacrifice your own comfort to make someone else feel good. And then you find that you're not so uncomfortable after all. Maybe the whole world is held together by the glue of friendship.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Unconsidered words seem to fly out of your mouth, affording you no chance for diplomatic restraint. Though it's not what you planned to say, all will be healed because you spoke your feelings.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The noise around you is louder than usual, and that's how you like it — a little turned up. Life is not a trip to the library; it's a concert of howling activity, motion and emotion.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You're clever and can change any social dynamic that isn't going the way you had planned. You figure out the magic words that those in charge need to hear and you impart them with aplomb.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You care deeply about giving a good performance at work, but your role at home is even more important to you. Put time and thought into how you're going to deliver your love to the ones who need it most.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Sure, you're made of the same stardust as everything else, yet nothing has ever come together quite as you have, and that's something to celebrate. Tonight, someone fall in love with you.

WEEKEND LOVE FORECAST: A relationship stirs deeper emotions, giving you the opportunity to learn more about what needs healing between you. TAURUS: It's impossible for another person to have power over you without your permission. GEMINI: You give and you do so freely, without expecting it to come back to you. CANCER: By remaining a neutral compassionate observer, you keep the peace among loved ones. LEO: You adapt to a change in weekend plans simply because it's easier than asking them to adapt to you. VIRGO: Don't let a fear of being unlovable prevent you from receiving the affections of those you love. LIBRA: While you were busy making other plans, love finds you. SCORPIO: You find yourself growing increasingly intrigued by a compelling connection with another. SAGITTARIUS: The more people you invite into your world, the more it expands in love. CAPRICORN: Extend generosity to someone who needs it, and you leave an indelible impression. AQUARIUS: The most romantic thing you can share is adventure, so let your restlessness inspire a shared passion. PISCES: In the right company, you let your guard down and discover you aren't the only one who feels the way you do.

COUPLE OF THE WEEKEND: The sun's entry into Scorpio empowers those born under this sign to go after their deepest desires. If that wish happens to be for love, Scorpio might go looking for a Libra just one sign over. This swirling social butterfly won't be hard to spot. Yet flirty Libra may be just as hard to pin down. If the Scorpion persists, that persistence is rewarded with piqued interest. Scorpio locks in on Libra for keeps.

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