Personal Year
Personal Year 2026: which year starts for you
In 2026 everyone enters a different Personal Year, set by the day and month they were born. Here is how to work out yours, and what each year brings.
How to work out your Personal Year
- Write down your day and month of birth.
- Add every digit of the day, the month and the current year.
- Reduce the total to one digit. 11 and 22 stay master numbers and read as 2 and 4 in the cycle.
Your Personal Year turns over on your birthday, not on 1 January.
Until your birthday in 2026 you are still in your 2025 Personal Year. The new one starts on your birthday.
For example, someone born on 8 January: 8+1+2+0+2+6 = 19, 1+9 = 10, 1+0 = 1. From their birthday in 2026 until their birthday in 2027 they are in Personal Year 1.
The nine Personal Years in 2026
- Personal Year 1: A New Beginning: Initiative, Independence, Momentum
- Personal Year 2: Growth Through Connection: Partnership, Patience, Sensitivity
- Personal Year 3: Expansion & Expression: Creativity, Communication, Growth
- Personal Year 4: Building & Stability: Structure, Work, Persistence
- Personal Year 5: Change & Movement: Freedom, Adaptability, Experience
- Personal Year 6: Commitment & Responsibility: Home, Relationships, Balance
- Personal Year 7: Depth & Reflection: Inquiry, Learning, Understanding
- Personal Year 8: Achievement & Influence: Money, Management, Results
- Personal Year 9: Completion & Release: Closure, Letting Go, Transition