Root number 8
Born on 8 December
Saturn · patience and the capacity for hard work
8 December: the reading for this birthday alone
People born on the 8th get nothing easily in life, which is exactly why they know how to keep what they earn. They do not shy from duty and they keep their word. Grave on the outside and soft within, they have to learn to share their low moments rather than retreat alone.
The Sun at birth: Scorpio · Jyeshtha. At your birth the Sun stood in Scorpio. There is a determination and a depth in you that are not easy to see from outside. You are adept at mysteries, research and handling a crisis. You take time to trust, and once hurt you do not easily forget.
The Sun sits in the last third of the sign, a portion (drekkana) ruled by The Moon, so the heart grows softer and the pull towards people stronger. The Sun in Jyeshtha brings an elder's responsibility early; protecting and leading are in your nature. Saturn, 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 8 December, with the Sun in Scorpio: four areas of life
Career
You rise slowly but surely in long-term responsibility, administration or financial control. No one matches you in research, investigation, medicine, insurance, minerals or crisis work.
Money
Income grows late but lasts; land and long-term savings are auspicious for you. Gains through hidden savings and inheritance are indicated; be careful with risky investments.
Love and relationships
You say little of love and show it in deeds; say it aloud to your partner sometimes too. Deep and devoted in love, though suspicion and possessiveness can strain a relationship.
Health
Knees, bones and built-up fatigue trouble you; treat rest as part of the work. Take care of the reproductive and urinary systems and of sudden illness.
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 8 belongs to Saturn, who settles accounts. Saturn gives nothing without labour, but he does not short-change labour by a single paisa either. Your life is the story of a slow but solid climb. There is struggle in childhood and in early adulthood, and the position begins to harden after thirty-five. Those born under this number show the same pattern again and again: the ones who gave up halfway in discouragement were left with nothing, and the ones who stayed with it arrived somewhere others could not reach.
Your birthday is a single digit, so your nature, behaviour and core all share one number. Your personality is simple and clear.
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 · Saturn
Giving mustard oil, black sesame or iron on Saturday, and treating those who work under you kindly, lessens Saturn's severity.
Remedies are a matter of traditional belief; take them as counsel rather than instruction.
Same root number 8, different people
The 8th 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 8 December?
Root number 8, ruled by Saturn. A single-digit birthday, so the personality and the core self share one number.
What does the birth month add for 8 December?
December’s arena is sacrifice and settling the account. People born on the 8th get nothing easily in life, which is exactly why they know how to keep what they earn. They do not shy from duty and they keep their word.