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Ank jyotish in numerology

Ank jyotish is Indian numerology, which gives each number from 1 to 9 a ruling planet. It reads every number through its planet, so 1 is the Sun's number and 6 is Venus's. Its three core numbers are the mulank (birth day number), the bhagyank (destiny number) and the name number.

Also called: Indian numerology.

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© API for Astrology (apiforastrology.com). "Ank jyotish explained". All rights reserved. Not to be copied or reused.Ank jyotish: Indian numerologyChaldean (Indian)1AIJQY2BKR3CGLS4DMT5EHNX6UVW7OZ8FP12345678No letter is 9Pythagorean (Western)1AJS2BKT3CLU4DMV5ENW6FOX7GPY8HQZ9IRAlphabet order, then start againEach number from 1 to 9 has a ruling planet1Sun2Moon3Jupiter4Rahu5Mercury6Venus7Ketu8Saturn9Mars

Ank jyotish: how the API works it out

The API follows ank jyotish for every Indian number it returns. The ruling planets are 1 Sun, 2 Moon, 3 Jupiter, 4 Rahu, 5 Mercury, 6 Venus, 7 Ketu, 8 Saturn and 9 Mars. This is not the usual order of the planets.

So map a number to its planet by the planet field, never by its position in a list. Three numbers sit at the center. The mulank (birth day number) is the day of birth added down to one digit.

The bhagyank (destiny number) adds every digit of the full date. Some apps call these two the driver number and the conductor number. The name number adds the letter values of the name in the Chaldean system, the letter table Indian numerology uses.

POST /v1/profile returns all three, each with its planet and a short reading. Much of the rest follows from the planet of the mulank. That includes the lucky day, the colors and the friendly numbers.

It also includes the remedies, such as the gemstone and the beej mantra (a short seed mantra). Whether two numbers get along comes from the classical friendship of their planets. Rahu and Ketu have no place in that table, so the API reads them as Saturn and Mars.

Any answer that does this says so in via. The API uses the calendar date of birth, not a Vedic day that starts at sunrise. GET /v1/guide/{number} returns the same facts for one number from 1 to 9, with no birth date at all.

Numerology turns a person's name and date of birth into numbers, as described by Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Get it from the API

Core numbers and Lo Shu grid. Here is the call to the Numerology API from API for Astrology (apiforastrology.com) for our sample, John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990.

POST /v1/profile

# John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990
curl -X POST "https://apiforastrology.com/api/numerology/v1/profile" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ASTROLOGY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"John Doe","birth_date":"1990-08-15"}'
Answer (long lists shortened)200 OK
{
  "input": {
    "name": "John Doe",
    "birth_date": "1990-08-15"
  },
  "mulank": {
    "number": 6,
    "planet": "Venus",
    "planet_name": "Venus",
    "about": "Your mulank (birth day number) comes from the day you were born. It shows how you act day to day and how people first see you.",
    "reading": "You care about home, family and things that look good. People feel welcome around you. Watch for spending too much on comfort.",
    "topics": [
      {
        "facet": "nature",
        "title": "Nature",
        "text": "Mulank 6 is ruled by Venus. You care about home, family and things that look good. People feel welcome around you, and you often keep peace in a group. You…"
      },
      {
        "facet": "career",
        "title": "Career",
        "text": "You tend to work best in a pleasant place where you can make things better for people. You often have taste and a gift for making people feel at ease. Harsh or…"
      }
    ]
  },
  "bhagyank": {
    "number": 6,
    "total": 33,
    "master": true,
    "planet": "Venus",
    "planet_name": "Venus",
    "about": "Your bhagyank (destiny number) comes from your full birth date. It shows the direction your life tends to take as you grow older.",
    "reading": "Your life tends to center on family, love and responsibility. Work linked to beauty, art, care or comfort often suits this path.",
    "topics": [
      {
        "facet": "nature",
        "title": "Nature",
        "text": "With Venus behind your bhagyank, care for family and a love of beauty tend to grow with age. You often become the one who brings people together and makes a…"
      },
      {
        "facet": "career",
        "title": "Career",
        "text": "Your path tends to grow around beauty, care and comfort. You often do well in work that makes people's lives nicer or easier. Fields that tend to suit you…"
      }
    ]
  },
  "name_number": {
    "default_system": "chaldean",
    "chaldean": {
      "system": "chaldean",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "total": 34,
      "compound": 34,
      "number": 7,
      "master": false,
      "words": [
        {
          "word": "John",
          "total": 18,
          "number": 9
        },
        {
          "word": "Doe",
          "total": 16,
          "number": 7
        }
      ],
      "system_name": "Chaldean",
      "planet": "Ketu",
      "planet_name": "Ketu",
      "about": "Your name number comes from the letters of your name. It shows how your name shapes the way people take you.",
      "reading": "Your name gives a quiet, thoughtful feel. People may see you as private or deep."
    },
    "pythagorean": {
      "system": "pythagorean",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "total": 35,
      "compound": 35,
      "number": 8,
      "master": false,
      "words": [
        {
          "word": "John",
          "total": 20,
          "number": 2
        },
        {
          "word": "Doe",
          "total": 15,
          "number": 6
        }
      ],
      "system_name": "Pythagorean",
      "read": false
    }
  },
  "lucky": {
    "from": "mulank",
    "planet": "Venus",
    "planet_name": "Venus",
    "day": "Friday",
    "day_name": "Friday",
    "day_via": null,
    "colors": [
      {
        "color": "white",
        "name": "white"
      },
      {
        "color": "pastel pink",
        "name": "pastel pink"
      }
    ],
    "numbers": {
      "friendly": [
        4,
        5
      ],
      "neutral": [
        3,
        7
      ],
      "unfriendly": [
        1,
        2
      ]
    },
    "dates": [
      4,
      5
    ],
    "dates_about": "Dates of the month that add up to a number friendly to your mulank. They tend to suit starting things."
  },
  "remedies": {
    "from": "mulank",
    "planet": "Venus",
    "planet_name": "Venus",
    "direction": "south-east",
    "direction_name": "South-east",
    "direction_about": "The direction linked to your ruling planet. Facing it for work or study is a common practice.",
    "deity": "Lakshmi",
    "deity_name": "Lakshmi",
    "deity_about": "The deity often worshipped for your ruling planet. Families and regions may follow other customs.",
    "fast_day": "Friday",
    "fast_day_name": "Friday",
    "fast_about": "The weekday of your ruling planet. People who fast for this planet usually keep this day.",
    "gemstone": {
      "stone": "diamond",
      "metal": "silver or platinum",
      "finger": "middle",
      "caution": null,
      "stone_name": "Diamond (heera)",
      "metal_name": "silver or platinum",
      "finger_name": "middle finger",
      "about": "The stone linked to your ruling planet. Numbers alone cannot say whether you should wear it, so check your birth chart with an astrologer first."
    },
    "mantra": {
      "key": "venus:beeja",
      "text": "ॐ द्रां द्रीं द्रौं सः शुक्राय नमः",
      "latin": "Om Draam Dreem Draum Sah Shukraya Namah",
      "audio": "shukra-beej-mantra.mp3",
      "daily": 108,
      "japa": 16000,
      "japa_sources": [],
      "about": "The beej mantra (short seed mantra) of your ruling planet. One round is 108 times. The full count is for a complete practice.",
      "japa_note": null
    }
  },
  "loshu": {
    "cells": [
      [
        {
          "number": 4,
          "count": 0
        },
        {
          "number": 9,
          "count": 2
        }
      ],
      [
        {
          "number": 3,
          "count": 0
        },
        {
          "number": 5,
          "count": 1
        }
      ]
    ],
    "placed": [
      {
        "number": 1,
        "from": "date",
        "from_name": "birth date"
      },
      {
        "number": 5,
        "from": "date",
        "from_name": "birth date"
      }
    ],
    "missing": [
      {
        "number": 2,
        "reading": "2 is missing. You may not always notice how others feel. Slowing down to listen helps."
      },
      {
        "number": 3,
        "reading": "3 is missing. Planning ahead may not come easily. Writing your plans down can help."
      }
    ],
    "repeated": [
      {
        "number": 1,
        "count": 2,
        "reading": "1 appears more than once. Your self-belief is strong. Too much of it can come across as pride."
      },
      {
        "number": 6,
        "count": 2,
        "reading": "6 appears more than once. You care a lot for home and family. Do not carry everyone's load alone."
      }
    ],
    "planes": [
      {
        "id": "practical",
        "numbers": [
          8,
          1
        ],
        "state": "full",
        "name": "Practical line",
        "reading": "The practical line is full. You tend to be good with hands-on work and money matters."
      },
      {
        "id": "will",
        "numbers": [
          9,
          5
        ],
        "state": "full",
        "name": "Willpower line",
        "reading": "The willpower line is full. Once you decide, you tend to see it through."
      }
    ],
    "basis": "Non-zero digits of the birth date (DD MM YYYY), plus the bhagyank, plus the mulank when the day has two digits. Zero has no cell.",
    "about": "The Lo Shu grid is a 3 by 3 square of the numbers 1 to 9. The digits of your birth date are placed in it. Numbers that are missing or repeated show what comes…",
    "summary": {
      "strong": [
        {
          "from": "number",
          "number": 1,
          "area": "self-belief"
        },
        {
          "from": "number",
          "number": 6,
          "area": "caring for family"
        }
      ],
      "effort": [
        {
          "from": "number",
          "number": 2,
          "area": "noticing how others feel"
        },
        {
          "from": "number",
          "number": 3,
          "area": "planning ahead"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Comes easily to you: self-belief, caring for family, drive, hands-on work and money and seeing things through. Needs more effort: noticing how others feel,…"
    },
    "number_tip": {
      "digits": [
        2,
        3
      ],
      "text": "Many people choose a mobile or vehicle number that has their missing numbers (2, 3, 4 and 7). This is a popular belief, not a promise."
    },
    "birth_only": "Your grid comes only from your birth date. Changing your name does not change it."
  },
  "not_included": {
    "compound_meanings": "The compound number (10 to 52) is returned, but not read: its meanings wait for the astrologer.",
    "western_numbers": "Life path, expression, soul urge, pinnacles, life cycles and the personal year come from the western route."
  },
  "not_claimed": "Numbers describe tendencies, not fixed events. Use them as a guide, not a rule.",
  "localization": {
    "lang": "en",
    "detail": "standard",
    "fell_back_to_en": [],
    "fell_back_to_standard": []
  }
}

Where the API returns it

POST/v1/profileCore numbers and Lo Shu grid
GET/v1/guide/{number}One number as a mulank

Feature page: Core numbers. Try it free: Numerology calculator. Indian and Western numbers compared: Chaldean vs Pythagorean numerology. The rules the API follows are on the conventions page.

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Your first answer

John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990

POST /v1/profile200 OK
  • Mulank6Venus
  • Bhagyank6Destiny number
  • Name number7Ketu

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