Compound number 23 · root number 5
Born on 23 March
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 March: 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: Pisces · Uttara Bhadrapada. At your birth the Sun stood in Pisces. Imagination, compassion and a spiritual pull run deep in you. Art, music or service hold your heart. You take on other people's pain as your own; keep the practical accounts straight and feeling will never cheat you.
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 Uttara Bhadrapada gives deep knowledge, restraint and a steady mind; you stay calm in danger. 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 March, with the Sun in Pisces: four areas of life
Career
Travel, sales, communication or work in new places opens your luck. Art, music, medicine, service, religious or charitable work bring both your heart and your success.
Money
Income arrives from unexpected quarters; save the gains instead of spending them quickly. Money does not stay easily; it goes on charity or on others, so set yourself a saving rule.
Love and relationships
Witty and sociable, relationships come easily; be patient to bring depth. Devoted and romantic in love; only idealising your partner leads to hurt later.
Health
Running about tires the nerves; regular meals and sleep are essential. Mind the feet, sleep and immunity; stay away from intoxicants.
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 March: 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 learning and expressing yourself.
- Childhood & family
- Study, examinations and competition occupy a large part of life from childhood onwards.
- Career turning point
- The turn comes through higher study, training, or the advice of someone who stands as a teacher to you.
- Love & marriage
- Friendship with your partner and a meeting of minds are the two conditions that keep the relationship alive.
- Places & travel
- You are drawn towards centres of learning and towards cities; settling in a village is difficult.
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 March?
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 March?
March’s arena is learning and expressing yourself. 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.