HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, May 17, 2011: This year, you will make a difficult situation work or you will walk away from it. During 2011, you enter a new life cycle in which you need to release what isn’t working. If single, you might date several different people until you find the right one. If attached, the two of you might take a workshop or class to improve your bond and interactions. Sagittarius often pulls you in very close. A baby born before 10:22 a.m. Pacific Standard Time today is a Taurus Sun and a Moon in Scorpio. After that time, a Taurus Sun with the Moon in Sagittarius.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) • • • • Look for an original idea or solution. In the process, you could be so distracted that you get nothing done! Reality hits like a bolt of lightning.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) • • • • After as much uproar as you have experienced lately, a partner might be justified in seizing control. Be honest about that fact.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) • • • Whatever interrupts your sleep – be it a dream or an actual event – could set you off on the wrong foot this morning. By the afternoon, you’ll see a solution.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) • • • • Moving from an emotional plane to a more intellectual one needs to happen soon. You cannot count on detaching and seeing the big picture otherwise.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) • • • • Pressure might be rather intense in the morning, but it changes radically once you are on track. Creativity leads to your ability to move past a situation.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) • • • • Today’s full moon shoves you into the limelight. How effective is your method of dealing with demands? You will find out today.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) • • • Be aware of your finances when making choices today. Sometimes what looks like it’s free could carry a far heavier but less obvious cost.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) • • • Events highlight you. Whether you want to move on or do something different, you could trip yourself up financially.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) • • • • You weigh the pros and cons of a situation in the morning. You might not want to discuss it. You bloom in the afternoon, perhaps feeling better than you have in a long time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) • • • Use the morning to the max. Zero in on a goal. A meeting could bring unusual or surprising information forward. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) • • • • Your style and approach could be very different than anticipated. Pressure from others could force a review of what has happened.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) • • • • New information comes forward that might be unanticipated. You might opt to go on a fact-finding mission and take a strong stand if information supports it.