Today’s daily horoscopes

There is enough discipline behind your enthusiasm today to finish something difficult, Aries. Mars and Saturn are cooperating; you could waste the whole advantage waiting for a more impressive challenge. Attend to the obligation you already accepted. The tedious part belongs to you as well, however little it resembles the glorious struggle you had in mind.

Before you demand another proof of loyalty, Taurus, consider what the last one settled. Was the reassurance inadequate, or did you begin looking for the next uncertainty as soon as it arrived? Nobody can promise never to disappoint you. Keep raising the price of being close to you and you may discover how cheaply people can manage without your approval.

Mercury clashes with Jupiter, lending conviction to an explanation that deserves a few more questions. You have a particular weakness for an answer that makes you sound well informed, Gemini. Check it before repeating it. I realise that uncertainty is less impressive in conversation; having to withdraw the whole story later will hardly improve matters.

Be careful what you offer when you are in a generous mood. The person accepting cannot be expected to calculate how long your enthusiasm will last, Cancer. They will remember the promise after you have grown tired of it. Should you expect them to refuse for your sake, do at least say so. Most people accept a favour without studying the hidden conditions.

How much of the afternoon are you prepared to spend protesting one small disappointment, Leo? You expected a better result; your friends have understood that part. They might sympathise more readily if you allowed the conversation to move on. Making an ordinary setback sound like something they should apologise for will eventually test their interest in it.

One flaw is likely to catch your eye, and from there you can condemn the entire undertaking with impressive speed. Mercury square Jupiter favours a large conclusion from a small discovery. Ask whether the mistake actually spoils the result, Virgo. You could be useful here, provided you can bear to leave someone with a little credit.

Venus square Pluto makes attachment rather less gracious than your public opinions about fairness suggest. Someone close to you could choose differently without consulting you, Libra. You have defended their freedom to do that often enough. How long will the principle survive now that honouring it has become personally inconvenient?

By all means, spend another hour imagining the apology you deserve, Scorpio. It has occupied you quite agreeably so far. There is also an awkward matter you could repair, and enough patience available today to make a start. The work will offer less immediate satisfaction. Unfortunately, it is the part that might improve the situation.

Before you invite anyone else into the plan, check what you will actually be able to deliver. The idea has promise, Sagittarius, though your account of its achievements is already getting ahead of it. Jupiter’s clash with Mercury warrants a little care here. People grow tediously literal about your assurances once they have agreed to help.

Saturn has support from Mars, giving patient effort a better chance than another stern assessment of the difficulty. Begin the duty you have been dreading, Capricorn. You have spent enough time preparing to endure it. Your account of the burden is in danger of becoming longer than the task itself, and considerably less useful.

Being left out can sting, Aquarius. You need not explain the failings of the entire gathering to justify wishing you had been invited. The Moon in your sign opposes Jupiter, bringing a little discomfort to your claim that other people’s opinions barely matter. Ask about the omission if you want an answer. A general denunciation is unlikely to get you one.

What has the speaker actually established, Pisces? Their confident account seems to be getting a warm reception, particularly from the part of you that wants it to be true. Ask a difficult question before you commit yourself. You are quite capable of doing so; it is a pity you usually save the effort for people whose answers you already dislike.