Lo Shu grid calculator by date of birth

How it is calculated

What the Lo Shu grid is and how your numbers are placed

The Lo Shu grid is a 3×3 magic square from ancient China. The numbers 1 to 9 sit in fixed boxes, arranged so that every row, every column and both diagonals add up to 15. Take the top row: 4 + 9 + 2 = 15. Take a diagonal: 4 + 5 + 6 = 15.

In numerology, each box stands for one number and its ruling planet. Your date of birth decides which boxes are filled, which are filled more than once and which stay empty. The empty boxes are your missing numbers, and the full rows, columns and diagonals are called planes.

The fixed Lo Shu layout: 4 9 2 / 3 5 7 / 8 1 6

Indian method or classic method

In the classic method, only the digits of your date of birth go on the grid. Most Indian numerologists also add two more numbers: your Moolank (मूलांक), which is the day of birth reduced to one digit, and your Bhagyank (भाग्यांक), which is all the digits of DD-MM-YYYY added and reduced to one digit. The calculator above uses the Indian method by default. Untick the box to switch to the classic grid and compare the two.

In both methods, zeros are ignored. The grid has no box for 0, so a 0 in your date is simply not placed.

1. Write your date in full

   Write it as DD-MM-YYYY, for example 14-07-1992, and list every digit.

2. Find Moolank and Bhagyank

   Moolank is the day reduced to one digit. Bhagyank is all the digits added and reduced to one digit.

3. Place each digit in its box

   Each digit goes in its fixed box. A digit that appears twice is written twice. Zeros are skipped.

4. Read the grid

   Look at the missing numbers, the repeated numbers and which planes are complete.

Worked example: Ananya, born 14/07/1992

Ananya's grid, Indian method

Switch the same date to the classic method and the picture changes. Without the Moolank 5 and Bhagyank 6, Ananya's grid is missing 3, 5, 6 and 8, and only the Mental plane is complete. This is why the two methods can give different readings, and why the calculator lets you choose.

Meanings

Missing numbers 1 to 9: planet, element, Vastu direction and remedy

Each box of the grid belongs to a planet, an element and a direction of the home. When a number is missing, the usual advice is to build the quality it stands for and to look after its direction in your home. These are simple habits to try, not promises of a result.

For Ananya, the missing 3 (Jupiter, East) and 8 (Saturn, North-East) point to two habits: writing plans down and keeping a simple budget, along with keeping the East open and the North-East clean.

Reading the grid

The 8 planes of the Lo Shu grid

A plane is a line of three boxes: the three rows, the three columns and the two diagonals. A plane is complete when all three of its numbers appear at least once. The calculator marks each plane as complete, partial (1 or 2 of 3 present) or empty.

Repeated numbers

A number that appears more than once adds weight to its qualities. Two of a number is usually read as a strength. Three or more can tip into excess, so the calculator adds a short note for every repeated number in your grid.

In Ananya's grid, 1 and 9 each appear twice. The note for 1 reads: "Repeated 1s make self-expression strong; with 3 or more, take care not to dominate conversations." The note for 9 reads: "Repeated 9s add strong drive; with 3 or more, channel energy into exercise or service."