August 26

Sun conjunct Mercury retrograde

You are cleverer than most. Situations that others find baffling often present creative opportunities for you. This is something that you will experience for yourself when the Sun passes Mercury moving backwards in the sky today. It looks like a supervisor or competitive co-worker will throw up his hands and ask you to take over an assignment that he’s been struggling with. Make sure that he truly signs off on this before you accept it. Only if you get this in writing (or email) should you say yes. The Stars show that you will succeed where this person failed – which is good – but you don’t want him circling back to claim credit for your success later. Signs most affected: Taurus, Gemini, Virgo, and Capricorn