Horoscope: Tuesday, Apr 21

With all the social events you've attended lately, Aries, it's likely that you've met some people in the healing professions. These doctors, nurses, and technicians could be useful to you later. Be sure to file their contact information away for future reference. On another front, expect to receive some good news concerning your finances.

You will be the center of attention over the next 24 hours and it may not be an entirely comfortable experience. It’s good to be popular but may not be quite so good when there are things you would rather not have the spotlight shining on!

Bite your tongue and refuse to show any reaction when others start saying things that you know are not true. If it helps them feel good about themselves to make outrageous claims then let them get on with it – so long as it doesn’t hurt you.

By all means get started on a new plan or project but don’t expect it to take off for a while yet. No matter how eager you are to begin what you hope will make your name and make your fortune it will pay you to be patient.

After the commotion of the past few days you are no doubt in need of a rest, so take some time off and give your batteries a chance to recharge. Don’t worry if certain people say you are being lazy – they haven’t been working as hard as you.

What you see and what you get are likely to be two different things today, so don’t expect too much either of yourself or other people. The approaching eclipse will though encourage you to be more realistic about money. Live within your means.

You may be desperate to impress people in positions of authority but don’t go too far and overextend yourself or it may work out badly. Chances are they like what they see when they look at you anyway – you don’t have to do anything special.

Things could be up and down for you today, Leo. You might experience some confusion as a result of communication snafus or computer glitches that affect financial issues you're trying to solve. Persevere and you'll succeed. Don't be surprised if you're recruited to join a project that is totally new to you. You may be apprehensive at first, but you'll do just fine. Go ahead and say yes.

You will be on the move a great deal over the next seven days and what you discover on your travels will in some way or other change your outlook on life. Don’t let it change who you are though. Character is the key to long-term success.

The approaching full moon suggests you have made some sort of mistake. But so what? Everyone who tries new things gets it wrong occasionally and no matter how many times things went wrong in the past the future is yours to command.

What happens today will in some way or other remind you that the old way of doing things is often the best. You have never been one to slavishly follow the latest trend but you do appreciate that tradition can be a powerful thing.

An increased psychological awareness and heightened intuition could have you tuning in to the thoughts and feelings of family members before they even know what they want, Sagittarius. You might be able to pick up the thoughts of strangers. This is the day to trust your inner voice, especially when it comes to making plans with others. While this atmosphere lasts, they might not be too communicative or inclined to say what they want.

If you help someone in need over the next few days it will do them good and it will do you good as well. The universe always gives back in proportion to what you give out, so be generous with your friendship – and everyone will benefit.

The approaching new moon indicates there are some pretty big opportunities coming your way but not all of them will be obvious or up front, so keep your eyes and ears open. If you hear something to your advantage, act on it immediately.

You seem reluctant to take advantage of an opportunity that most people would give their right arm for. You need to get over the feeling that you do not deserve to do well while others are doing poorly. Your own needs must always come first.

Cosmic activity in the money area of your chart suggests that if you want to get rich you can find ways to make it happen. Between now and the solar eclipse on the 26th opportunities to identify new sources of income won’t be hard to come by.

If your sixth sense tells you to watch your back today you must heed it with no questions asked. You know from long experience that the times when you ignored your inner voice were the times when trouble came calling.

You may look at life in terms of black and white, good and evil, right and wrong, but deep down you now it isn’t like that at all. It’s time to admit, if only to yourself, that the world is a far more complicated, and more interesting, place.