Horoscopes: Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Appropriateness will be a major asset, as the main action of the day rides forward on the wheels of teamwork. Keep track of your novel ideas and save them for later. Now it’s about fitting in and being on-trend.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Some people want you to sell them on an idea. They want to hear your pitch and feel they are being pursued. Should you decide that it’s too much effort to extend yourself in such a way, have no fear. There are even more who will be attracted to your indifference.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You must keep going with your endeavor. It’s always the last effort that catches on. How do you know which effort that is? Well, it’s the one that catches on. So don’t stop until your purpose is served.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). As the horses who work alongside traffic know, there is peace in blinders. If you were to absorb everything around you, your mind would be overwhelmed by the data. The balance of observation to ignorance is key to progress.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). “Let’s slow down,” said Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck, “not in pace or wordage but in nerves.” Expand your menu of relaxing thoughts and practices, as there are many suitable methods yet to try.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll operate with great speed and efficiency. Demand will be high for your skill. You’ll capitalize on what’s going right, and you’ll also notice and rectify the errors. Save some of your superpowers for your own projects.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Outgoing, generous, unafraid — this is how others will experience you today. Because you’re approachable and helpful, you’ll get involved in people’s lives and interests and be heartened by a feeling of belonging.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Too much input can make you long to enter a cocoon where there’s nothing more to listen to than the sound of your own breath and heartbeat. It’s not a bad idea. Twenty minutes of it will be restorative.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The team isn’t cooperating as well as you’d like. Don’t worry, you’re equipped to smooth things over. Employ your keen sense about what everyone needs, then employ your keen sense about what everyone really needs.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). A shared experience of joy is the aim, but you don’t need another person to complete the loop. You contain multitudes. Some of your best laughs will be between you and you. The happiness within will radiate.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll be nudged into the realm of the unexpected where the surprises will keep coming. Perhaps the most surprising events of all are the ones you fantasized about but didn’t think would really happen.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Though you have a generous heart, to expect yourself to always be loving or to enjoy every person would be absurd and unreasonable. You’re a person of discernment and you’ll use it today.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 17). You’ll double down on what you like. A project will take you to glamorous scenes and you’ll actually be paid to do what others buy a ticket to experience. You’ll commit deeply, stay on-purpose and reap rewards afforded only to the tenacious. More highlights: You’ll be the keeper of keys — vehicles, homes, hearts are all open to you. Leo and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 5, 23, 7 and 15.