The personal year number gives you a clue as to what lies ahead in the coming year. Basically, your development and maturity build in a nine-year stage. Each nine-year period is considered as a beginning and the end of a particular stage of development. These nine-year cycles are called an epicycle. Each epicycle brings new opportunities and lessons to be learned during that particular period. Each epicycle can be distinguishable by the way it brings results and opportunities. In nutshell, this number tells you how the particular year will be for you.

This number relates to potential major lessons or situations you might experience during a given year cycle, running from one birthday to the next.
It is calculated by adding up the numbers of the day, month and year of your last birthday.
Here’s how to calculate your Personal Year Number if your Date of Birth is 18 July 1980 and Universal Yaer is 2001.

 18 July 2001:
1+8 (day) = 9
+ 7 (month) = 16
+ 2 + 0 + 0 + 1 (year)
= 19
1+9 = 10
1+0 = 1
Your Personal Year Number is 1.

Personal Year -1