Neither, on its own. 71 reduces to 8, a house that rewards patience and exposes shortcuts, on Saturn's timetable. It reads strongest for Mulank 4, 6, 8 and 5, and is most testing for Mulank 2, 1 and 9.
7 + 1 = 8, so the root is 8. In Chaldean practice the compound — the number as written, before it is reduced — is read first, and the root is read second. Both are given below, because they do not always agree, and the disagreement is usually the most useful thing on the page.
The root 8 is governed by Saturn. At root level, 71 is a house that rewards patience and exposes shortcuts, on Saturn's timetable.
Cheiro's Chaldean compound table runs from 10 to 52, and 71 falls outside it. Summing its digits once gives 8, which is below the range the table covers, so there is no compound reading for 71 in that tradition.
We are not going to supply one. The compound readings on this site are quoted from a named source, and inventing an entry for 71 so the page looks complete would make every other entry on the site worth less. What 71 does have is its digits, below, and its root.
71 is written 7 (Ketu) over 1 (Sun). One number does share those digits: 17, the same pair in the other order. 71 and 17 reach the same sum, the same root 8, so every reading below applies to both. The single distinction the tradition draws is which graha leads — Ketu for 71, 1 (Sun) for 17 — and that is a difference of emphasis, not of verdict.
This is stated as composition, not prophecy. No source we are willing to quote assigns a settled reading to "the digits of 71" the way the compound table assigns one to a compound, so the planets are named and the reader is left to weigh them.
Your Mulank is the day of the month you were born, reduced to a single digit — born on the 23rd, your Mulank is 5. The scores below are from the same compatibility table this site publishes on /methodology and uses for marriage matching; they are not a separate list written for this page.
| Your Mulank | Score | How it reads |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 92 | Strong |
| 6 | 85 | Strong |
| 8 | 84 | Strong |
| 5 | 70 | Strong |
| 7 | 58 | Workable |
| 3 | 55 | Workable |
| 2 | 54 | Testing |
| 1 | 45 | Testing |
| 9 | 42 | Testing |
A house number is arithmetic on an address. It cannot tell you whether you will be happy, prosperous or safe in a home, and nobody can derive that from a number. We will not tell you to reject a house, and we will not sell you a remedy for one. What the number gives you is a reading of temperament — whether the place suits how you already live — and that is worth knowing before you sign, alongside the things that actually decide it: light, water, ventilation, noise, commute and cost.
Neither, on its own. 71 reduces to 8, a house that rewards patience and exposes shortcuts, on Saturn's timetable. It reads strongest for Mulank 4, 6, 8 and 5, and is most testing for Mulank 2, 1 and 9.
7 + 1 = 8, so the root is 8. The root 8 is governed by Saturn.
It reads strongest for Mulank 4, 6, 8 and 5 on the published compatibility table, and most testing for Mulank 2, 1 and 9. A testing score is not a reason to reject a house; it means the place will ask for habits that do not come naturally to you.
Cheiro's Chaldean compound table covers 10 to 52. 71 is outside it and its digit sum, 8, is below the range too, so the tradition has no entry for it. We would rather leave the cell empty than invent one.