Root number 6
Born on 6 May
Venus · a sense of beauty and the instinct to care
6 May: the reading for this birthday alone
For those born on the 6th, home is the centre of the world. Feeding guests, sitting beside someone who is ill, shouldering the household with a smile: it is in their nature. They have an eye for beauty too, though in keeping others happy they often bury their own wishes.
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 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 Bharani gives the strength to carry heavy duties; the hard phases of life make you firmer. Venus, the planet of your root number, and Mars, 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 6 May, with the Sun in Aries: four areas of life
Career
In service, beauty, education or family-centred business your heart and success meet. Work where you can decide for yourself suits you: the army or police, engineering, sport or your own business.
Money
Much goes on home and loved ones; keep a share for yourself too. Income comes from initiative and goes just as fast; keep an emergency fund.
Love and relationships
You are devoted in love; just do not make every sacrifice alone, share it. In love you are direct and sincere, though words said in anger hurt later.
Health
You are drawn to sweet and heavy food; mind the throat and weight. 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 6 belongs to Venus, who governs beauty and pleasure. At the centre of your life there is always a relationship, a family, a home. You are the kind of person who swallows your own difficulty in order to see a smile on the face of someone you love. Art, music, cooking, decoration, anything beautiful draws you naturally, and your livelihood may well be hidden somewhere in that. One caution only: lean too far towards comfort and indulgence and your talent lies unused.
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 · Venus
Giving white sweets or perfume on Friday, and keeping peace at home, is particularly effective for this number.
Remedies are a matter of traditional belief; take them as counsel rather than instruction.
Same root number 6, different people
The 6th 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 6 May?
Root number 6, ruled by Venus. A single-digit birthday, so the personality and the core self share one number.
What does the birth month add for 6 May?
May’s arena is communication and movement. For those born on the 6th, home is the centre of the world. Feeding guests, sitting beside someone who is ill, shouldering the household with a smile: it is in their nature.