Today's Birthday (01/01/17). Reach new professional heights this year. Maintain meditation and spiritual practices for best results. February eclipses bring a change in shared financial plans before your message takes flight. A shift in income next September leads to rising shared accounts. Work together to level up.

To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Collaboration and partnership are key themes for Aries this year. Strengthen the ties that bond. Provide well for your family. Count your blessings, and visualize perfection.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -- New professional opportunities appear. Go for your dreams. Prioritize health and happiness. Providing valuable service satisfies this year. Contribute your skills, talents and passion.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Your world revolves around love and family this year. Creative work thrives with inspiration. Friends help you make an important connection. Dreams seem within reach.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Keep squirreling nuts away. You're building muscle. Practice and it gets easier. Prayer and meditation are powerful tools. It's all for love and family this year.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Coordinate strategies with your partner. Together, you have new possibilities previously unavailable. Dialogue and engagement unlock even frozen doors this year. Speak, and mostly listen.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Make a profitable move (extra points for flair). Lucrative work abounds this year, so maintain your health by getting enough rest. Energize yourself with exercise.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Relax and enjoy friends and family. Love fills your sails. Let it inspire and animate you to take greater leadership this year. What could be possible?

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Get fully into a household project. Sort, plan and organize. You're especially powerful behind the scenes this year. Invent dreams and visions, and then strategize.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- You're especially clever with persuasive arts, communications, networking and connecting. Build infrastructure for shared support. This is your year for community action. Grow stronger together.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- You're on a productive roll, in a hot professional year. Follow (or reinvent) carefully laid plans. Strategize to save money. Skills developed now prove profitable later.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9 -- Take charge of your destiny. You thrive with higher education this year. What to study? And where? Go for what you want. Friends make it real.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Find a quiet spot to consider and strategize. Plans laid now can get especially profitable this year. Consider past, present and future. Grow what you love.