What is a Life Path number?

It's the core number of your numerology chart, calculated from your full date of birth. It describes the overarching theme and lesson of your life.

How is it calculated?

Each part of your birth date is reduced to a single digit (master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept), then those are added and reduced again. Numity shows every step.

What are master numbers?

11, 22 and 33 are 'master numbers': they aren't reduced further, because they carry a heightened version of their root (2, 4 and 6).

Life Path calculator

Your Life Path number is the single most important number in your chart: the journey and central lesson of your life, drawn from your date of birth. Enter your birth date below and see it revealed, with the math.

How the Life Path is calculated

Numity reduces your month, day and year, adds them, and reduces once more, preserving master numbers and flagging karmic debt along the way. Tap 'See the math' on your result to follow every step.

14 March 1988 → 3 + 5 + 8 = 16 → 1 + 6 = 7. Life Path 7.

Questions

What is a Life Path number?: It's the core number of your numerology chart, calculated from your full date of birth. It describes the overarching theme and lesson of your life.
How is it calculated?: Each part of your birth date is reduced to a single digit (master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept), then those are added and reduced again. Numity shows every step.
What are master numbers?: 11, 22 and 33 are 'master numbers': they aren't reduced further, because they carry a heightened version of their root (2, 4 and 6).