Root number 3

For the hopeful, generous people of root number 3, the year is neither very good nor bad; what matters is deciding what to do first. Four belongs to Rahu, and Rahu never gives by the easy route. Effort is heavy this year and recognition comes late. Paperwork, regulations, land matters and administrative tangles will eat your time. From the outside the year looks like nothing but labour, but you are in fact laying a foundation, and the next several years will stand on it. Those born under this number find, again and again, that it is the ones who looked for a shortcut who took the hardest fall.

Work & study

Progress comes in steady, routine work. A sudden change of department, of rules, or of the person above you will unsettle things for a while. If the thought of leaving your job arrives, it is wiser not to act on it this year.

Money

Unexpected expenses and repair bills will come. Get through without touching your savings and you will end the year in a strong position. This is not a favourable year for taking a loan.

Love & family

Monotony in the relationship and disagreement over small rules. The care of an elderly family member may fall to you, and that weight will be felt in the relationship too.

Health

Lower back, knees, nerves and skin. Sitting for hours at a stretch is this year's chief enemy.

Best months January, March, June, July, August, October, December

Careful months February, November

• Lucky colour: grey
• Best time: noon to 3 in the afternoon
• Lucky day: Thursday