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Glossary
Astrology and API terms used in these docs, in plain words.
Astrology terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ayanamsha | The offset between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs, about 24 degrees. Lahiri is the usual choice in India |
| Ascendant, Lagna | The sign rising in the east at birth. It sets the houses |
| Ashtakoot | The Vedic matching score, out of 36 points across eight factors |
| Ashtakavarga | A points system for how strong each sign is for each planet |
| Dasha | A planetary period. Vimshottari is the 120-year cycle most used |
| Divisional chart | A chart built by dividing each sign, such as D9 for marriage and D10 for career |
| Dosha | An affliction in a chart, such as Manglik or Kaal Sarp |
| Graha | A planet, including the nodes Rahu and Ketu |
| Karana | Half of a tithi, one of the five limbs of the panchang |
| KP | Krishnamurti Paddhati, a system built on sub-lords of nakshatras |
| Muhurta | A good time chosen for an undertaking |
| Nakshatra | One of the 27 lunar mansions, each 13 degrees 20 minutes |
| Panchang | The Hindu almanac: tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga and karana |
| Rashi | A zodiac sign |
| Sade Sati | Saturn's roughly seven-year passage over the natal Moon |
| Shadbala | A six-part measure of a planet's strength |
| Sidereal, tropical | Vedic astrology uses the fixed stars. Western astrology uses the seasons |
| Tithi | A lunar day: 12 degrees between the Moon and the Sun |
| Varshaphal | The annual chart, cast for the Sun's return |
| Yoga | A named combination in a chart, or one of the panchang's 27 Sun-Moon yogas |
API terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Capability | One thing the API does, at POST /v1/{family}/{capability} |
| Family | A group of capabilities, such as panchang or kp |
| Credit | What a call costs. Most cost 1; heavy calls 3 and reports 10 |
| Rate unit | What a call counts against your limit per second |
| Sandbox key | A free test key, starting sk_test_ |
| Job | Work that runs in the background: a PDF or an audio report |
| Idempotency key | Your own id for a request, so a retry is never charged twice |
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