Root number 1
Born on 1 May
the Sun · the strength to stand on your own
1 May: the reading for this birthday alone
People born on the 1st cannot stand at the back of the queue. The whole plan is in their head before the work begins, and when others hesitate they are the first to move. That urgency is the key to their success and also the reason they sometimes end up alone.
The Sun at birth: Aries · Bharani. At your birth the Sun stood in Aries, where it is at its strongest (exalted). Confidence and the urge to move forward are plain in your nature. Leadership finds you; the only thing to manage is impatience.
The Sun sits in the middle third of the sign, a portion (drekkana) ruled by The Sun, so self-respect and the instinct to lead grow stronger. The Sun in Bharani gives the strength to carry heavy duties; the hard phases of life make you firmer. The Sun, the planet of your root number, and Mars, lord of the Sun's sign at birth, are friends. So the qualities of your birthday and of your sign pull in the same direction; you are quick to find your path.
Born on 1 May, with the Sun in Aries: four areas of life
Career
New ventures go best in your hands; ask for the responsibility of the first step. Work where you can decide for yourself suits you: the army or police, engineering, sport or your own business.
Money
Income grows from work started in your own name, less so under others. Income comes from initiative and goes just as fast; keep an emergency fund.
Love and relationships
You usually make the first move in a relationship; leave room for your partner to move too. In love you are direct and sincere, though words said in anger hurt later.
Health
Haste brings injuries and headaches; take breaks between tasks. Watch the head, eyes and blood pressure; take care against injuries.
The Sun’s sign and nakshatra are worked out from the day and month; for a birth close to the day the Sun changes sign, it can shift by a day from year to year. Check the full birth chart to be sure.
Your three-layer personality
Root number 1 belongs to the Sun, and the Sun stands in nobody's shadow. Neither do you. Until you have built an identity of your own, in work, in business or within the family, you will not be satisfied. You decide quickly, and respect matters more to you than money. The one difficulty is that stubbornness sometimes outruns reason. Those born under this number show the same pattern again and again: the ones who learned to listen to the people close to them led for a long time, and the ones who never learned rose high and found themselves alone.
Your birthday is a single digit, so your nature, behaviour and core all share one number. Your personality is simple and clear.
Born in May: how it marks your life
friend The strength of your birth month is a friend to your root number. So the events below arrive comparatively easily and on time, with family and the people around you supporting them. This month's central theme is communication and movement.
- Childhood & family
- Childhood passes in restlessness; your mind does not stay in one place for long.
- Career turning point
- The turn comes through a journey, a transfer or an offer that arrives suddenly.
- Love & marriage
- You need freedom in a relationship. Tie the knot too tight and you suffocate.
- Places & travel
- Living in more than one city is indicated, with foreign travel and frequent moves being normal.
Lucky colour, day and time
Who you get along with
Supportive birth dates
Birth dates that clash
Remedy · the Sun
Offering water in a copper vessel at sunrise on Sunday, and taking the blessing of a father figure, is favourable for this number.
Remedies are a matter of traditional belief; take them as counsel rather than instruction.
Same root number 1, different people
The 1th in other months
Your full reading with the birth year
The four life phases, the life-path number and your personal readings for today, this week, month and year need the year.
Common questions
What is the root number for someone born on 1 May?
Root number 1, ruled by the Sun. A single-digit birthday, so the personality and the core self share one number.
What does the birth month add for 1 May?
May’s arena is communication and movement. People born on the 1st cannot stand at the back of the queue. The whole plan is in their head before the work begins, and when others hesitate they are the first to move.