Planet Positions API
AvailableSidereal 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.
Call it with POST /v1/vedic-charts/planet-positions. Input: birth details. Output: JSON, as a direct response. Each successful call costs 3 credits. It offers 52 options, such as Sayana (tropical, no ayanamsha), Krishnamurti New (KP) and Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) - default.
- Endpoint
- POST /v1/vedic-charts/planet-positions
- Input
- Birth details
- Output
- JSON
- Delivery
- Direct response
- Cost
- 3 credits
- Compute class
- Heavy
Options
- 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
Example response
Fields in data (inferred from the example)
ayanamsha· objectnode· stringhouse_system· stringascendant· objectplanets· array of object
Example response
Captured from the live engine with a sandbox key (so credits_used is 0) and trimmed: long arrays keep their first items and images are replaced by a placeholder.
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Request schema and every field: the Birth charts & planets reference.
Planet Positions API: common questions
What does the Planet Positions API return?
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. The response's data object includes ayanamsha, node, house_system, ascendant and planets. See the reference for an example response.
What input does Planet Positions need?
Birth details. It accepts 52 options, for example Sayana (tropical, no ayanamsha), Krishnamurti New (KP) and Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) - default.
How much does a Planet Positions call cost?
3 credits per successful call; a failed call is not charged. Plans and top-ups are on the pricing page.
Can I try it before paying?
Yes. Every account gets sandbox keys and trial credits, so you can call it from your own code before choosing a plan.