Cycles
Personal month in numerology
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Personal month: how the API works it out
The API starts from the personal year number for the as_of date. It adds the calendar month, from 1 for January to 12 for December. Then it reduces the sum.
To reduce means to add the digits until one digit is left. The result is always 1 to 9. For John Doe, born August 15, 1990, the personal year for 2026 is 6.
October is month 10, so 6 plus 10 is 16, and 1 plus 6 gives 7. His personal month for October 2026 is 7. POST /v1/cycles returns it under month, with number, an about line and a reading.
For a 7 month, the reading says the month tends to favor rest, study and thinking things over. Send as_of with any date in the month you want, or leave it out to use today. POST /v1/western returns the same block under personal.month.
The personal month changes on the first of each month. A new personal year starts on January 1, and it moves every month with it. So October can read one way this year and another way next year.
Send detail=expanded for a longer reading to show in full. The personal day builds on the personal month, the same way the month builds on the year.
Get it from the API
POST /v1/cycles
# John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990
curl -X POST "https://apiforastrology.com/api/numerology/v1/cycles?as_of=2026-10-01" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ASTROLOGY_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"birth_date":"1990-08-15"}'{
"birth_date": "1990-08-15",
"as_of": "2026-10-01",
"year": {
"number": 6,
"about": "Your personal year number shows the theme of this year for you. It changes on January 1.",
"reading": "A year for home, family and duties. People may lean on you.",
"do": "Give time to your home and family. Help the people who lean on you, and plan what you can do for them. Fix or improve something at home. Spend time with your…",
"avoid": "Avoid taking on every duty yourself. Try not to give advice or help where it is not wanted. Do not forget your own rest while you care for others. Avoid…"
},
"month": {
"number": 7,
"about": "Your personal month number shows the theme of this month for you.",
"reading": "This month tends to favor rest, study and thinking things over. You may want more quiet time than usual. It is a good time to read, plan and look inward,…"
},
"day": {
"number": 8,
"about": "Your personal day number shows the theme of this day for you.",
"reading": "Good for work, money and big decisions."
},
"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/cycles | Personal year, month and day |
| POST | /v1/western | Western numbers |
| POST | /v1/report | Numerology report (HTML or JSON) |
Feature page: Personal year and dates. The rules the API follows are on the conventions page.
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John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990
- Mulank6Venus
- Bhagyank6Destiny number
- Name number7Ketu
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