Compound number 20 · root number 2
Born on 20 May
the Moon · the ability to read people
Compound number 20: The number of awakening. A call comes midway through life, after which both your aim and the way you see things are different.
20 May: the reading for this birthday alone
Those born on the 20th listen closely, which is why so many people open their hearts to them. Midway through life a call arrives, an event or a person, after which their aim changes completely. They are indispensable in a team; strengthening their own power of decision will take them further.
The Sun at birth: Taurus · Krittika. At your birth the Sun stood in Taurus. It brings steadiness and patience; you dislike hurry, but once you take hold of something you do not let go. You understand the value of money and things, and you enjoy comfort.
The Sun sits in the first third of the sign, a portion (drekkana) ruled by Venus, so taste, artistic sense and sweetness in relationships are added. The Sun in Krittika puts an edge on your words and actions; you cannot stay silent when you see something wrong. The Moon, the planet of your root number, and Venus, lord of the Sun's sign at birth, are neutral to each other. Which side grows stronger depends largely on your own choices.
Born on 20 May, with the Sun in Taurus: four areas of life
Career
You are indispensable in teamwork, counselling or professions that require listening. Steady success comes in banking, finance, agriculture, food, the arts or the beauty trade.
Money
Income grows through work done with others; learn to make the decision yourself. You save well; land and gold are auspicious investments for you.
Love and relationships
People draw close because you listen; share your own pain too. Faithful and steady in love, though you nurse a hurt for a long time.
Health
Emotional strain affects sleep and digestion; drink more water. Mind the throat, thyroid and weight; go easy on sweets.
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 Moon: Inside, you are soft and easily touched. You read someone's state of mind from their face alone, and that is exactly why small remarks wound you more than they should.
Zero gives nothing of its own, but it multiplies the strength of whatever stands beside it. So the qualities and the faults of your first digit both show up in your life far more sharply than they otherwise would.
Root number 2 belongs to the Moon, who changes shape every fortnight. So does your mind: the decision you were firm about one week you are doubting the next. This is not weakness, it is the price of your sensitivity. You get things done through relationships rather than force, and that single quality will open a great many doors for you. But keep postponing your own needs to keep everyone else content, and the resentment collects inside.
zero Inside versus outside: Zero makes the strength of the first digit denser still. The same note sounds inside and outside, but at much greater intensity.
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 Moon
Giving white cloth or rice on Monday, and caring for a mother figure, settles the restlessness of this number.
Remedies are a matter of traditional belief; take them as counsel rather than instruction.
Same root number 2, different people
The 20th 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 20 May?
The birthday is 20, so 2+0 = root number 2 (the Moon). The first digit 2 (the Moon) is the inner mind; the second digit 0 is the outer manner.
What does the compound number 20 mean?
The number of awakening. A call comes midway through life, after which both your aim and the way you see things are different.
What does the birth month add for 20 May?
May’s arena is communication and movement. Those born on the 20th listen closely, which is why so many people open their hearts to them. Midway through life a call arrives, an event or a person, after which their aim changes completely.