Calculating Challenges

For numerology challenge numbers, subtract the lower number from the higher.

For others who haven't done calculations for the numerology challenges chart positions, step-by-step instructions are in the Predict Life Challenges article. But I'll go over them here, too.

First, reduce to a single digit each of the three birth date parts. You'll end up with a digit for the day of birth, a digit for the month, and a digit for the year.

Let's use the birthdate September 28, 1999 as an example.

September being the 9th month is the digit 9. The day 28 reduces to the digit 1. And the year 1999 reduces to the digit 1.

There are four challenge numbers. Three with periods that coincide with the life period cycles. And a life-long challenge number. (The challenges article linked further above goes into greater detail.)

The first challenge number is found by subtracting the month and day numbers. Subtract the smaller from the larger. The month is the digit 9 and the day is the digit 1, so we subtract 1 from 9. The result is a challenge number 8.

The second challenge number is found by subtracting the day and year numbers, which are both the digit 1. Subtracting 1 from 1 results in 0 (zero). Thus, the second challenge number is 0.

Get the third challenge number by subtracting the first and second challenge numbers. In the example, the first is 8 and the second is 0. Subtracting 0 from 8 results in the number 8 for the third challenge number.

The fourth challenge number is the life-long one. Find the number by subtracting the month and year numbers. The month number is the digit 9 and the year is the digit 1. Subtracting 1 from 9 results in an 8 for the fourth challenge number.

To check your calculations, use the life challenges prediction calculator at our sister numerology website.