As your Mukhya Aṅka
Born to harmoniseमूलांक
You meet each day looking for beauty and peace. A lovely space and good company restore you.
From the day of birth: 6, 15, 24
Aṅka Jyotiṣa · the number six
Śukraशुक्र
The number of beauty and harmony
Six is the number of balance, two triangles meeting in one figure, and Śukra rules it: the teacher of the asuras, keeper of the art of renewal, and the graha of love, beauty and the good life.
- Tattva
- Jala · water
- Direction
- South-east
- Day
- Friday · Śukravāra
- Deity
- Lakṣmī
The energy of 6
Gifts
What 6 brings
- A sense of beauty. Brings grace to a home, a page or a meal.
- Harmony. Makes peace and keeps it.
- Affection. Loving and loyal to family and friends.
- Artistry. Music, design and the arts come close.
To watch
Where 6 needs steadiness
- Comfort over growth. Ease is a reward, not a home.
- Pleasing everyone. Harmony includes your own voice.
- Indulgence. Enjoy, and know when to stop.
- Vanity. Inner beauty outlasts the outer.
6 in each of the three roles
As your Bhāgyāṅka
A road of love and artभाग्यांक
The years lead through relationships, home and creative work. Comfort and grace grow where you tend them.
From the whole date of birth, reduced to 6
As your Nāmāṅka
A name that charmsनामांक
A name that adds to 6 sounds pleasing and warm. It suits artists, hosts and anyone whose work is beauty or care.
From the letters of the name, reduced to 6
Friends and companions
How 6 meets the other numbers
● Friends: 4 Rāhu · 5 Budha · 8 Śani
● Even: 3 · 7 · 9
● Go carefully: 1 Sūrya · 2 Candra
From the grahas’ natural friendships. Rāhu (4) is read as Śani and Ketu (7) as Maṅgala.
Its dates
Days of the month that carry 6
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
6, 15, 24 reduce to 6. Friday is its day of the week.
Compound numbers
Totals that come home to 6
- 15
- 24
- 33
- 42
- 51
If a name or a date adds to one of these, its root is 6. Each compound carries its own shade, read alongside the root.
Its letters
The letters that carry 6
- U
- V
- W
By the Chaldean values. A name rich in these letters leans toward Śukra.
Upāya · for Śukra
Inviting the energy of 6
ॐ द्रां द्रीं द्रौं सः शुक्राय नमः
The bīja mantra of Śukra · ॐ शुं शुक्राय नमः
- Japa
- 16,000 in a cycle · a mālā a day
- Vrat
- Friday
- Dāna
- Rice, sugar and white cloth on a Friday
- Colour
- White and soft pink
Begin on its day in the śukla pakṣa, after sunrise. Ask a jyotiṣī before wearing any gemstone.
Rhythm
The months and years of 6
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- MayVṛṣabha ›
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- OctTulā ›
- Nov
- Dec
Śukra rules Vṛṣabha and Tulā. When the sun walks through them, from mid-May to mid-June and from mid-October to mid-November, the energy of 6 is strongest. A 6 personal year turns toward home and family: a year for love, beauty and responsibility.