Root number 9
Born on 9 August
Mars · courage and the will to fight
Root number 9 belongs to Mars, the commander. A fight never quite leaves your life, and each one leaves you harder than before.
Your three-layer personality
Root number 9 belongs to Mars, the commander. A fight never quite leaves your life, and each one leaves you harder than before. You are the kind of person who holds a position even standing alone. In a crisis, at home or at work, everyone eventually turns to look at you. But Mars's fire cuts both ways, and the decisions you have taken in anger have cost you more than any outside enemy ever managed.
Your birthday is a single digit, so your nature, behaviour and core all share one number. Your personality is simple and clear.
Born in August: how it marks your life
enemy The strength of your birth month works against your root number. So the events below arrive through struggle and delay, though the delay itself is what makes the foundation solid. This month's central theme is work, money and the weight of duty.
- Childhood & family
- Financial strain or the pressure of responsibility in childhood, which makes you realistic at a very young age.
- Career turning point
- The turn comes slowly, usually through a major promotion or acquisition of property after long effort.
- Love & marriage
- A strong sense of duty in relationships, but little expression. With a patient partner the household is happy.
- Places & travel
- Your life becomes tied to land, a house, or immovable property.
The main areas of life
Career
Army and police, engineering, surgery, sport, land and construction, machinery, and any competitive profession.
Money
Money comes through hard work and bold decisions. But borrowing on impulse, or standing surety for someone, has caused loss under this number time and again.
Love & marriage
In love you are intense and possessive. Your home runs happily with a partner who knows how to cool your temper rather than feed it. A strong sense of duty in relationships, but little expression. With a patient partner the household is happy.
Health
Blood, fever, injury and inflammation. Accidents are relatively more frequent under this number, so care with vehicles and sharp tools is lifelong.
Who you get along with
Supportive birth dates
Birth dates that clash
How numbers relate
| Number → | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 the Sun | ● | F | F | N | F | F | N | E | F |
| 2 the Moon | F | ● | F | E | F | N | N | E | E |
| 3 Jupiter | F | F | ● | N | F | E | F | N | N |
| 4 Rahu | F | E | N | ● | F | F | F | F | E |
| 5 Mercury | F | F | F | N | ● | F | N | N | N |
| 6 Venus | F | N | E | N | F | ● | F | N | N |
| 7 Ketu | F | N | F | F | F | F | ● | N | N |
| 8 Saturn | E | E | F | N | F | F | F | ● | N |
| 9 Mars | F | F | F | E | F | N | N | E | ● |
How the row number sees the column number. F = friend, E = enemy, N = neutral, ● = itself. Your root number's row is in bold.
Remedy · Mars
Giving red lentils or jaggery on Tuesday, and treating your brothers and sisters well, cools the sharpness of Mars.
Remedies are a matter of traditional belief; take them as counsel rather than instruction.
Same root number 9, different people
The 9th 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 9 August?
Root number 9, ruled by Mars. A single-digit birthday, so the personality and the core self share one number.
What does the birth month add for 9 August?
August’s arena is work, money and the weight of duty. Root number 9 belongs to Mars, the commander. A fight never quite leaves your life, and each one leaves you harder than before. You are the kind of person who holds a position even standing alone.