Compound number 14 · root number 5
Born on 14 August
Mercury · the speed to grasp a thing at once
Compound number 14: The number of speed and risk. There is gain in business, travel and communication, but people with this number have been caught out again and again by financial decisions taken on impulse.
14 August: the reading for this birthday alone
Those born on the 14th love to keep moving, not to stop. Travel, trade and communication open their hands, and they are quick to spot a new chance. They are not afraid of risk, and that is where care is needed; money decisions taken on impulse have cost them most.
The Sun at birth: Cancer · Ashlesha. At your birth the Sun stood in Cancer. Family and those close to you come first, and your mother's influence runs deep. The mind is sensitive and slow to forget old memories. The search for security is what draws you to savings and to home.
The Sun sits in the last third of the sign, a portion (drekkana) ruled by Jupiter, so knowledge, a sense of principle and the gift of teaching are added. The Sun in Ashlesha gives a sharp ability to read people; used for good, it brings respect. Mercury, the planet of your root number, and The Moon, 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 14 August, with the Sun in Cancer: four areas of life
Career
There are more chances for you in business, travel, media or quick-decision work. You do well in service, medicine, food, education, housing or a family business.
Money
Risky deals bring big gains and big losses; never decide on money in a rush of feeling. A saver by nature, you like keeping money in home and family security.
Love and relationships
You want freedom; agree the ground rules with your partner early. Caring and emotional in love, you want the same care in return.
Health
Irregular meals and sleep are your weak point; keeping a routine solves a lot. Mind the stomach, digestion and chest; worry shows up in the body.
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
the Sun: Inside, you are built for independence. From childhood, an order given in the wrong tone makes something in you refuse, and you find no peace unless the decision is your own.
Rahu: Outside, you are hardworking and reliable. Give you a task and it gets done, even if the method is not one anybody recognises.
Root number 5 belongs to Mercury, the messenger, so speaking, writing, reckoning and bargaining all come naturally to you. You can adapt yourself to any situation, and that flexibility has rescued you from trouble more than once. But Mercury will not let you sit still. The work that demands patient persistence is exactly where you stumble most. The large gains of your life will arrive when you finally choose one thing and stay with it.
neutral Inside versus outside: The relation between inside and outside is neutral. You can show either face as the situation requires, and that flexibility is your advantage.
Born in August: how it marks your life
neutral Your birth month and root number are neutral to each other. How the events below turn out depends largely on your own effort and your own decisions. This month's central theme is work, money and the weight of duty.
- Childhood & family
- Financial strain or the pressure of responsibility in childhood, which makes you realistic at a very young age.
- Career turning point
- The turn comes slowly, usually through a major promotion or acquisition of property after long effort.
- Love & marriage
- A strong sense of duty in relationships, but little expression. With a patient partner the household is happy.
- Places & travel
- Your life becomes tied to land, a house, or immovable property.
Lucky colour, day and time
Who you get along with
Supportive birth dates
Birth dates that clash
Remedy · Mercury
Giving green vegetables or green gram on Wednesday, and helping a student, is favourable for this number.
Remedies are a matter of traditional belief; take them as counsel rather than instruction.
Same root number 5, different people
The 14th 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 14 August?
The birthday is 14, so 1+4 = root number 5 (Mercury). The first digit 1 (the Sun) is the inner mind; the second digit 4 (Rahu) is the outer manner.
What does the compound number 14 mean?
The number of speed and risk. There is gain in business, travel and communication, but people with this number have been caught out again and again by financial decisions taken on impulse.
What does the birth month add for 14 August?
August’s arena is work, money and the weight of duty. Those born on the 14th love to keep moving, not to stop. Travel, trade and communication open their hands, and they are quick to spot a new chance.