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API96Astro API

Birth charts & planets

Sidereal birth charts, planet positions, divisional and special-lagna charts, rendered chart images and chart markers.

The Birth charts & planets family has 12 capabilities, 12 callable today on API v1. Each one is a single POST with a JSON body, priced in credits per successful call.

12 capabilities

  1. The core birth chart in one call: ayanamsha, ascendant, planets, the D1 and D9 charts, a Moon and Avakhada summary, Vimshottari periods and the Manglik check. Chart images: use chart-image-styles.

    Input
    Birth details
    Output
    JSON
    Delivery
    Direct response
    Compute class
    Heavy
    52 options available
    • Sayana (tropical, no ayanamsha)
    • Krishnamurti New (KP)
    • Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) - default
    • Lahiri 1940
    • Lahiri Vp285
    • Lahiri Icrc
    • Lahiri Rashtriya
    • B.V. Raman
    • Krishnamurti (KP)
    • Krishnamurti Vp291
    • Sri Yukteshwar
    • J.N. Bhasin
    • Fagan-Bradley
    • True Chitra
    • True Pushya
    • True Mula
    • True Revati
    • True Sheoran
    • Ss Citra
    • Ss Revati
    • Ushashashi
    • Nadi
    • Surya Siddhanta
    • Surya Siddhanta Msun
    • Aryabhata
    • Aryabhata Msun
    • Aryabhata 522
    • Babyl Britton
    • Babyl Etpsc
    • Babyl Huber
    • Babyl Kugler1
    • Babyl Kugler2
    • Babyl Kugler3
    • Deluce
    • Djwhal Khul
    • Hipparchos
    • Sassanian
    • Valens Moon
    • Aldebaran 15Tau
    • Galcent 0Sag
    • Galcent Rgilbrand
    • Galcent Cochrane
    • Galcent Mula Wilhelm
    • Galequ Iau1958
    • Galequ True
    • Galequ Mula
    • Galequ Fiorenza
    • Galalign Mardyks
    • J1900
    • J2000
    • B1950
    • Custom offset at J2000
  2. Ascendant, Moon sign and nakshatra with pada, sidereal and tropical Sun sign, the Avakhada attributes (varna, yoni, gana, nadi and more), the birth tithi/yoga/karana, the sunrise panchang and sunrise/sunset times.

    Input
    Birth details
    Output
    JSON
    Delivery
    Direct response
    Compute class
    Heavy
  3. Sidereal longitude, sign and sign lord, nakshatra, nakshatra lord and pada, house, speed, retrograde and combust flags for the Ascendant, the nine grahas and Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

    Input
    Birth details
    Output
    JSON
    Delivery
    Direct response
    Compute class
    Heavy
    52 options available
    • Sayana (tropical, no ayanamsha)
    • Krishnamurti New (KP)
    • Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) - default
    • Lahiri 1940
    • Lahiri Vp285
    • Lahiri Icrc
    • Lahiri Rashtriya
    • B.V. Raman
    • Krishnamurti (KP)
    • Krishnamurti Vp291
    • Sri Yukteshwar
    • J.N. Bhasin
    • Fagan-Bradley
    • True Chitra
    • True Pushya
    • True Mula
    • True Revati
    • True Sheoran
    • Ss Citra
    • Ss Revati
    • Ushashashi
    • Nadi
    • Surya Siddhanta
    • Surya Siddhanta Msun
    • Aryabhata
    • Aryabhata Msun
    • Aryabhata 522
    • Babyl Britton
    • Babyl Etpsc
    • Babyl Huber
    • Babyl Kugler1
    • Babyl Kugler2
    • Babyl Kugler3
    • Deluce
    • Djwhal Khul
    • Hipparchos
    • Sassanian
    • Valens Moon
    • Aldebaran 15Tau
    • Galcent 0Sag
    • Galcent Rgilbrand
    • Galcent Cochrane
    • Galcent Mula Wilhelm
    • Galequ Iau1958
    • Galequ True
    • Galequ Mula
    • Galequ Fiorenza
    • Galalign Mardyks
    • J1900
    • J2000
    • B1950
    • Custom offset at J2000
  4. Up to 23 divisional (varga) charts, D1 to D300: each with its ascendant, planet placements and twelve houses with sign and occupants. Pick charts with `charts`; images: use chart-image-styles.

    Input
    Birth details
    Output
    JSON
    Delivery
    Direct response
    Compute class
    Heavy
    23 options available
    • Rasi (D1)
    • Hora (D2)
    • Drekkana (D3)
    • Chaturthamsha (D4)
    • Shashthamsha (D6)
    • Saptamsha (D7)
    • Ashtamsha (D8)
    • Navamsa (D9)
    • Dashamsha (D10)
    • Dwadashamsha (D12)
    • Shodashamsha (D16)
    • Vimshamsha (D20)
    • Chaturvimshamsha (D24)
    • Saptavimshamsha / Bhamsha (D27)
    • Trimshamsha (D30)
    • Khavedamsha (D40)
    • Akshavedamsha (D45)
    • Shashtiamsha (D60)
    • Nava-Navamsha (D81)
    • Ashtottaramsha (D108)
    • Dwadash-Dwadashamsha (D144)
    • Nadiamsha (D150)
    • D300
  5. Charts cast from the special lagnas (Hora, Ghati, Bhava, Indu, Sree, Pranapada, Varnada): each lagna's own sign and degree, the planets' houses from it and the twelve houses.

    Input
    Birth details
    Output
    JSON
    Delivery
    Direct response
    Compute class
    Heavy
    7 options available
    • Hora Lagna
    • Ghati Lagna
    • Bhava Lagna
    • Indu Lagna
    • Sree Lagna
    • Pranapada Lagna
    • Varnada Lagna
  6. Bhava (house) table with start, middle and end of each house, the planets in each bhava, and every planet's sign house next to its bhava house.

    Input
    Birth details
    Output
    JSON
    Delivery
    Direct response
    Compute class
    Heavy
  7. The chart re-read with the Moon's sign as the first house: the Ascendant's and each planet's house from the Moon, and the twelve houses with their occupants.

    Input
    Birth details
    Output
    JSON
    Delivery
    Direct response
    Compute class
    Heavy
  8. Chakra Charts

    Available

    Kalachakra, Kota, Sudarshan and Shoola chakras as SVG drawings built from the birth positions, with the point positions (longitude, nakshatra, pada) used to draw them.

    Input
    Birth details
    Output
    JSONSVG
    Delivery
    Direct response
    Compute class
    Heavy
    4 options available
    • Kalachakra
    • Kota Chakra
    • Sudarshan Chakra
    • Shoola Chakra
  9. Positions of the Gulika group, the Sun-based upagrahas (Dhooma and others), special lagnas, the sphutas (Prana, Deha, Mrityu and others) and the MC and IC, plus the chara karakas.

    Input
    Birth details
    Output
    JSON
    Delivery
    Direct response
    Compute class
    Heavy
  10. The D3 sign and lord of the Ascendant and the Moon, and the 22nd drekkana from each.

    Input
    Birth details
    Output
    JSON
    Delivery
    Direct response
    Compute class
    Heavy
  11. Chart drawings as SVG in one style per call (north, south, east or western) for the charts you name (D1 to D300, chalit, chandra_kundali, kp, karakamsha, swamsha).

    Input
    Birth details
    Output
    JSONSVG
    Delivery
    Direct response
    Compute class
    Heavy
    4 options available
    • North Indian
    • South Indian
    • East Indian
    • Western wheel
  12. Vargottama, Pushkara Navamsa and Pushkara Bhaga flags for the Ascendant and each planet, with its navamsa sign and the Pushkara Bhaga degree of its sign.

    Input
    Specific input
    Output
    JSON
    Delivery
    Direct response
    Compute class
    Heavy

Birth charts & planets API: common questions

What does the Birth charts & planets API cover?

Sidereal birth charts, planet positions, divisional and special-lagna charts, rendered chart images and chart markers. It includes Full Birth Chart Bundle, Avakhada Chakra & Birth Summary, Planet Positions, Divisional Charts (D1-D300) and Special Lagna Charts and 7 more.

How are Birth charts & planets calls priced?

Per successful call: 3 credits, depending on the capability. See pricing.

Where is the technical reference?

In the Birth charts & planets reference, with endpoints, inputs and example responses.