Cosmic Daily

Don't let this become The Lost Weekend. Yesterday's phantasmagoria - that raucous conglomeration of major alignments - is still having a potent and yet strange effect on individuals, relationships and the entire human race. Now the largest asteroid - Ceres - enters loquacious and dualistic Gemini (5:21AM EST) until June 11. It may be the right time to become far more productive in a literary, musical or scientific hobby. This is amplified by a Mercury-Venus parallel (7:06AM EST).

Be aware that the Moon's presence in earthy Capricorn can propel you forward onto a higher career track and help you to climb the ladder of worldly success. The good news can continue during the afternoon hours since the Sun makes its annual union with mentally brilliant Pallas in Aries (8:24PM EST). You can take advantage of this fantastic alignment by having a strategy session with a key adviser, mentor or trusted friend. However, a crisis atmosphere may be developing in concert with the Last Quarter Sun-Moon Phase - igniting 10 degrees of Aries and Capricorn (5:48PM EST). You may have to extinguish some symbolic fires happening on the home, family or relationship fronts. Fortunately, a glowing Mercury-Uranus parallel (9:19PM EST) can give you plenty of insights - allowing you to nip burgeoning problems in the bud.

If you are thinking of going on a long drive this evening or running around with your local rat pack, think again. The Sun-Mars 90-degree encounter - that has been building in intensity for many days - will reach a white-hot exactitude at 2:22AM EST on Sunday. You don't necessarily have to turn into a complete hermit, but it's wise to be more conservative and careful wherever you are going and whatever you are doing. One thing is for sure -- be sensitive to loved ones going through hard times.

-Mark Lerner, Astrology.com