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Chinese Astrology API: the zodiac and the four pillars

Get the animal from the true lunar new year, not just the calendar year, with the four pillars, the day master, compatible animals and the clash. Add a forecast for any year.

What people build with it

  • A zodiac feature
  • Yearly forecasts
  • Compatibility by animal

The endpoints

  • Chinese Zodiac and Four Pillars

    Zodiac animal by the lunar new year, year, month, day and hour pillars, day master, compatible animals and clash.

    POST /v1/chinese/chinese-chart

    1 credit

  • Chinese Year Forecast

    The outlook for a year from how its animal and element meet the person's animal and day master.

    POST /v1/chinese/chinese-year-forecast

    1 credit

Common questions

When does the day pillar change?
At midnight. Some schools change it at 23:00, so we state our conventions in the classical methods page.

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