Compound number 23 · root number 5
Born on 23 December
Mercury · the speed to grasp a thing at once
Compound number 23: The royal star. Help from above and unexpected support come to people with this number repeatedly.
23 December: the reading for this birthday alone
Fortune is a little kind to those born on the 23rd. They adapt easily to new places, new people and new work, and help comes from unexpected quarters. Quick and witty, they reach their full promise once they build the patience to stay with one task for longer.
The Sun at birth: Sagittarius · Mula. At your birth the Sun stood in Sagittarius. Ideals, a sense of dharma and the ability to think on a large scale are in your nature. Travel, higher learning and the role of a teacher draw you. You speak plainly; just make sure that honesty does not wound.
The Sun sits in the first 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 Mula makes you want to reach the very root of a subject; shallow knowledge does not satisfy you. Mercury, the planet of your root number, and Jupiter, 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 23 December, with the Sun in Sagittarius: four areas of life
Career
Travel, sales, communication or work in new places opens your luck. You advance in teaching, law, religious work, publishing, travel or anything connected with abroad.
Money
Income arrives from unexpected quarters; save the gains instead of spending them quickly. Fortune helps you, but big hopes can lead to overspending.
Love and relationships
Witty and sociable, relationships come easily; be patient to bring depth. You want freedom and honesty from a partner; you are happiest in a love built on friendship.
Health
Running about tires the nerves; regular meals and sleep are essential. Mind the liver, thighs and weight; avoid overeating.
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.
Jupiter: Outside, you are cheerful and good with words. The atmosphere of a room changes when you walk into it, and people notice that.
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.
friend Inside versus outside: The inner mind and the outward behaviour support each other. You do what you think, which is why people trust you easily.
Born in December: 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 sacrifice and settling the account.
- Childhood & family
- In childhood you give up your own wishes for someone else, and the habit stays for life.
- Career turning point
- The turn comes through a sacrifice that looks like a loss at the time and proves to be a gain later.
- Love & marriage
- You give more than you get. Life becomes beautiful with the person who understands that.
- Places & travel
- Going abroad or far away for work is indicated.
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 23th 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 23 December?
The birthday is 23, so 2+3 = root number 5 (Mercury). The first digit 2 (the Moon) is the inner mind; the second digit 3 (Jupiter) is the outer manner.
What does the compound number 23 mean?
The royal star. Help from above and unexpected support come to people with this number repeatedly.
What does the birth month add for 23 December?
December’s arena is sacrifice and settling the account. Fortune is a little kind to those born on the 23rd. They adapt easily to new places, new people and new work, and help comes from unexpected quarters.