The planets and their numbers
Numbers were attached to planets long before they were attached to personalities. The Sun rules 1, the Moon rules 2 — and the correspondence runs through both Western numerology and the Vedic tradition, which built an entire system on it.
The traditions do not entirely agree, and the disagreements are worth knowing. Western numerology gives 4 to Uranus and 7 to Neptune; Vedic numerology gives 4 to Rahu and 7 to Ketu — the shadowy lunar nodes rather than the outer planets. Both are set out below.
Explore each one
Finding your ruling planet
Your ruling planet follows your Life Path number — reduce your birth date to a single digit and read the planet that governs it. Many readers also look at the planet of the day you were born. For the full picture of how the systems differ, see our comparison of numerology systems.
Common questions
Which planet rules my number?
It follows your Life Path number. The Sun rules 1, the Moon rules 2, Jupiter 3, Mercury 5, Venus 6, Saturn 8 and Mars 9 — with 4 and 7 depending on which tradition you follow.
Why do Western and Vedic numerology disagree?
They assign 4 and 7 differently. Western numerology gives 4 to Uranus and 7 to Neptune. Vedic numerology gives 4 to Rahu and 7 to Ketu — the shadowy lunar nodes rather than the outer planets, which were unknown to the ancient system.
Is this the same as astrology?
No, though they overlap. Astrology reads the actual positions of the planets at your birth. Numerology assigns a planet to your number, which is a much simpler correspondence.