How to Calculate Your Life Path Number
Your life path number is the sum of every digit in your date of birth, reduced to a single digit. Here is how to calculate it, with worked examples.
The method
- Write your date of birth as DD-MM-YYYY.
- Add every digit.
- If the total has two digits, add them together.
- Repeat until you have a single digit, unless the total is 11, 22 or 33.
Example 1: 5 January 1992
05-01-1992: 0 + 5 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 9 + 9 + 2 = 27
27: 2 + 7 = 9
Life path number 9.
Example 2: a master number 11
29-07-1973: 2 + 9 + 0 + 7 + 1 + 9 + 7 + 3 = 38
38: 3 + 8 = 11
Eleven is a master number. It is read as 11/2: the qualities of 2 with the added intensity of 11.
Example 3: a master number 22
01-02-1990: 0 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 9 + 9 + 0 = 22
Read as 22/4.
Example 4: a master number 33
15-08-1990: 1 + 5 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 9 + 9 + 0 = 33
Read as 33/6.
Another method gives the same result
Some people reduce the day, month and year separately and then add them. For 05-01-1992: day 5, month 1, year 1 + 9 + 9 + 2 = 21 and 2 + 1 = 3. Then 5 + 1 + 3 = 9. The answer is the same. Adding all digits at once is simpler and avoids mistakes.
Life path number and Bhagyank
In Indian numerology the life path number is called the Bhagyank. In the Lo Shu grid the single digit is used, so 11 counts as 2.
What your number means
The calculator below works out your life path number and draws your Lo Shu grid. For meanings, see life path numbers 1 to 9, or book a life path number reading.
See your numbers Example
- Mulank
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- Bhagyank
- –
- Personal year
- –
- Missing
- –
The grid uses every non-zero digit of the date, plus the Bhagyank, plus the Mulank when the birth day is 10 or more. Schools differ on this; a consultation reads the full chart with your name.
Frequently asked questions
Should I reduce 11 to 2?
For the life path number it is usually kept as 11/2. In the Lo Shu grid, 2 is used.
Does the method change for people born before 2000?
No. Add all the digits the same way.
Is the life path number the same as the Bhagyank?
Yes.
What is the quickest way how to calculate life path number?
Add every digit of the date of birth and reduce. To calculate life path number by DOB without mistakes, use the life path number calculator on this page.
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