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The Natal Number
The Natal Number
For this calculation you will need your Annual Number, which is explained in the preceding lesson, so be sure to have that with you.
The Natal Number is derived from the solar month during which you were born. Solar months are measured in the Tropical Zodiac, as measured from the 15th degree of each zodiac sign until the 15th degree of the next zodiac sign.
If you look at the accompanying table, you can see the twelve solar months as measured from January through December of any year. Just look for the interval during which you were born.
For example, I was born on July 18th, so I see from the table that the nearest solar month begins around July 7th and 8th and extends until August 7th to the 9th. July 18th is safely within that range, so I don’t have to look any farther.
I will be looking for my Natal Number in the horizontal row to the right of the dates July 7-8. My Annual Number is “2,” so I must use the column with the number “2” in it, shown in red at the top of the diagram. There is a column that covers the numbers2, 5, and 8, so that is my column.
Now, looking across (horizontally) the row from July 7-8, and under the second column I see “M6 F9,” where the “M” stands for male and the “F” for female. Since I am a male, my Natal Number is “6.” If I were female, my number would be “9.” That’s it.
However, if I were born on July 7th or 8th, things are not so simple, but still workable. There starting dates change very slightly from year to year, and there is one simple way of establishing whether I use the July row or have to use the row before it, which would be June. For this you will need your astrology chart.
There are all kinds of free services online that will calculate your natal chart and give you an on-screen list of your planet positions. The only position you need is that of the Sun, showing you which degree of the zodiac the Sun is in.
In order for me to use the Jul 7-8 row, the position of my Sun would have to be greater or equal to 15-degrees of the zodiac sign Cancer and less than 15-degrees of the zodiac sign Leo. This is fairly easy to establish. Using this method you can be sure which Natal Number is your number.
