With a full moon in Cancer and the inauguration of the first U.N. chief from Asia in 35 years, TMM asked noted astrologer and Moon watcher Madame Zee to read Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s star chart. He’ll the need guidance!

MR. SECRETARY, I am pleased to say that the stars are strongly aligned in your favor this year. Despite the state of the world, the Universe has got your back! Expect lots of foreign travel, changes at the work place and exciting developments on the love front.

You’ll be happy to know that Jupiter, the good luck planet, is in your love zone all this year, for the first time in 12 years! With Jupiter as your wingman, your love confidence will soar. Your “harmonizing” skills will seduce even the most realpolitik members of the Security Council.

But be warned, Jupiter can make us frivolous and, being a Gemini, you are already quite flighty by nature. You don’t want to come across as a tease, promising more than you deliver—say, on containing the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran. If you must talk sanctions, consider doing so on the dates on either side of January 12 and 19, when you are at your most irresistible.

January is the month for new beginnings and to make amends to those you might have offended… like France (when you said you spoke French fluently to win the French vote but were later dubbed a Franco-phoney) or Israel (when you undiplomatically invoked Palestine in your inaugural address). Luckily, January 11 will provide an opportunity for healing.

On the home front, jealousy may rear its ugly head on January 16. Your wife of 35 years, Soon-taek, may be feeling neglected as you put in long hours at the office. A self-professed workaholic, you once said, “I’m sorry for my family, but even if I can’t take care of my home, I have to do my job first.” Okay, Mr. VIP, time to learn the art of delegating. The world’s not going to fall apart if you don’t show up for work… unless, of course, it does. Perhaps your wife will be more understanding of your professional obligations if you promise to avoid face time with a certain puffy-lipped Goodwill Ambassador.

With a New Moon in Capricorn on January 18, you may begin to feel the stresses of all the changes in your life. True, you now have enormous power, a bigger desk and cool new stationery, but you’re still living in a hotel while the official U.N. residence undergoes a $4.5 million renovation. (Patience, Your Excellency, the General Assembly voted to pimp Kofi’s old crib when it could have funded poverty initiatives.) Try to embrace change by pushing for reform at the workplace, like streamlining bureaucracy or effecting change on an even bigger scale. Think global warming—can you reverse it?

January 23 could prove tricky as you manage conflicting relations. Cozying up to the U.S. and China may have gotten you the job, but the time will come when you’ll have to choose the interests of one over the other. Remember, a sense of security is important in all foreign relations, especially with multiple partners!

POWER DATES: January 4, 8, 12, 15, 21, 23, 27 and 29 •