Dasha systems

Planetary and sign-based period systems with their sub-periods, computed from the birth moment.

9 endpoints. Every endpoint is POST with a JSON body and your key in the Authorization header. Request schemas and examples come from the OpenAPI document; each example response was captured from the live engine and its data fields are a guide to the shape, not a contract.

Vimshottari Dasha

POSTAvailable

https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/vimshottari-dasha

Mahadasha and antardasha periods with dates, the dasha balance at birth, and the tara (nakshatra-count) of each dasha lord.

Credits: 3 credits
Input: Birth details
Output: JSON
Delivery: Direct response
Languages: English; translated term names with labels

Headers
Header	Value and description
`Authorization`Required	`Bearer YOUR_API_KEY` Your sandbox (sk_test_...) or live (sk_live_...) key. X-API-Key: <key> is accepted instead.
`Content-Type`Required	`application/json` The body is JSON.
`Idempotency-Key`Optional	`<unique string>` Makes retries safe: a repeated key with the same body replays the stored response and is never charged twice. (1 to 200 characters)

Body · application/json
Field	Description
`datetime`stringRequired	Local date and time, ISO 8601 without offset, e.g. 1990-10-18T14:30:00 Limits: format local-date-time, pattern ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}[T ]\d{2}:\d{2}(:\d{2}(\.\d{1,6})?)?$ Example: `1990-10-18T14:30:00`
`timezone`string \| nullOptional	IANA time zone, e.g. Asia/Kolkata Default: `null` Example: `Asia/Kolkata`
`utc_offset`string \| nullOptional	Fixed offset such as +05:30, if no IANA zone is known Default: `null`
`latitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -90, maximum 90 Example: `28.6139`
`longitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -180, maximum 180 Example: `77.209`
`ayanamsha`stringOptional	Default: `lahiri`
`language`stringOptional	Output language (ISO 639-1). The values listed are the ones this capability supports; any other is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Identifiers, enum values and numbers never change with language. Default: `en` Allowed value: en
`node`stringOptional	Lunar node: true (osculating) or mean. Default: `true` Allowed values: truemean
`depth`stringOptional	How many levels of the period tree to return. Default: `antardasha` Allowed values: mahadashaantardashapratyantardasha Example: `antardasha`
`as_of`string \| nullOptional	Date for `current` (YYYY-MM-DD). Today in UTC when omitted. Default: `null` Limits: format date
`labels`stringOptional	Optional. Adds `meta.labels`: translated display names for the identifiers in the answer. `data` is unchanged. Free. Any other code is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Allowed values: asbndeesfrguhiitknkomlmrnenlorpaplptrusitatetrur

Response · fields in data

Inferred from the example response: a guide to the shape, not a contract.

ayanamsha · object
moon_nakshatra · object
balance_at_birth · object
current · object
tara_of_lords · object
mahadashas · array of object

Try in Playground →Capability overview

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/vimshottari-dasha \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209,
  "depth": "antardasha"
}'

const response = await fetch("https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/vimshottari-dasha", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209,
    "depth": "antardasha"
  }),
});

const { data, meta } = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import { Astro96Client } from "@96astro/api";

const astro = new Astro96Client({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

const { data, meta } = await astro.dashas.vimshottariDasha({
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209,
  "depth": "antardasha"
});
console.log(data);

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/vimshottari-dasha",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "depth": "antardasha",
    },
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()["data"]
print(data)

from astro96_api import Astro96Client

astro = Astro96Client(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

res = astro.dashas.vimshottari_dasha({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209,
    "depth": "antardasha",
})
print(res.data)

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/vimshottari-dasha');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
        'datetime' => '1990-10-18T14:30:00',
        'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
        'latitude' => 28.6139,
        'longitude' => 77.209,
        'depth' => 'antardasha',
    ]),
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$result = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($result['data']);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	body := strings.NewReader(`{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209,
  "depth": "antardasha"
}`)
	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/vimshottari-dasha", body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(res.Status, string(out))
}

Example response

200application/json

{
  "data": {
    "ayanamsha": {
      "id": "lahiri",
      "name": "N.C. Lahiri",
      "degrees": 23.7285
    },
    "moon_nakshatra": {
      "name": "Chitra",
      "pada": 2,
      "lord": "Mars"
    },
    "balance_at_birth": {
      "lord": "Mars",
      "years": 4,
      "months": 7,
      "days": 11
    },
    "current": {
      "as_of": "2026-10-14",
  …

Captured from the live engine with a sandbox key (so credits_used is 0) and trimmed: long arrays keep their first items.

Error responses

400invalid_request
401invalid_key, expired_key
402payment_required
403account_suspended
404not_found
409idempotency_conflict
413payload_too_large
422invalid_request, unsupported_language
429rate_limited, quota_exhausted, spend_cap_reached, project_budget_exceeded
500computation_failed
502unavailable
503unavailable
504deadline_exceeded

Errors are never charged. What each status means and what to do: errors.

Yogini Dasha

POSTAvailable

https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/yogini-dasha

The eight-yogini 36-year cycle from the Moon's nakshatra with dated periods.

Credits: 3 credits
Input: Birth details
Output: JSON
Delivery: Direct response
Languages: English; translated term names with labels

Headers
Header	Value and description
`Authorization`Required	`Bearer YOUR_API_KEY` Your sandbox (sk_test_...) or live (sk_live_...) key. X-API-Key: <key> is accepted instead.
`Content-Type`Required	`application/json` The body is JSON.
`Idempotency-Key`Optional	`<unique string>` Makes retries safe: a repeated key with the same body replays the stored response and is never charged twice. (1 to 200 characters)

Body · application/json
Field	Description
`datetime`stringRequired	Local date and time, ISO 8601 without offset, e.g. 1990-10-18T14:30:00 Limits: format local-date-time, pattern ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}[T ]\d{2}:\d{2}(:\d{2}(\.\d{1,6})?)?$ Example: `1990-10-18T14:30:00`
`timezone`string \| nullOptional	IANA time zone, e.g. Asia/Kolkata Default: `null` Example: `Asia/Kolkata`
`utc_offset`string \| nullOptional	Fixed offset such as +05:30, if no IANA zone is known Default: `null`
`latitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -90, maximum 90 Example: `28.6139`
`longitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -180, maximum 180 Example: `77.209`
`ayanamsha`stringOptional	Default: `lahiri`
`language`stringOptional	Output language (ISO 639-1). The values listed are the ones this capability supports; any other is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Identifiers, enum values and numbers never change with language. Default: `en` Allowed value: en
`node`stringOptional	Lunar node: true (osculating) or mean. Default: `true` Allowed values: truemean
`depth`stringOptional	Levels of the period tree to return. Default: `antardasha` Allowed values: mahadashaantardasha
`as_of`string \| nullOptional	Date for `current` (YYYY-MM-DD). Today in UTC when omitted. Default: `null` Limits: format date
`labels`stringOptional	Optional. Adds `meta.labels`: translated display names for the identifiers in the answer. `data` is unchanged. Free. Any other code is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Allowed values: asbndeesfrguhiitknkomlmrnenlorpaplptrusitatetrur

Response · fields in data

Inferred from the example response: a guide to the shape, not a contract.

system · string
ayanamsha · object
balance_at_birth · object
current · object
mahadashas · array of object

Try in Playground →Capability overview

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/yogini-dasha \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209
}'

const response = await fetch("https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/yogini-dasha", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209
  }),
});

const { data, meta } = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import { Astro96Client } from "@96astro/api";

const astro = new Astro96Client({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

const { data, meta } = await astro.dashas.yoginiDasha({
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209
});
console.log(data);

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/yogini-dasha",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
    },
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()["data"]
print(data)

from astro96_api import Astro96Client

astro = Astro96Client(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

res = astro.dashas.yogini_dasha({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209,
})
print(res.data)

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/yogini-dasha');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
        'datetime' => '1990-10-18T14:30:00',
        'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
        'latitude' => 28.6139,
        'longitude' => 77.209,
    ]),
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$result = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($result['data']);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	body := strings.NewReader(`{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209
}`)
	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/yogini-dasha", body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(res.Status, string(out))
}

Example response

200application/json

{
  "data": {
    "system": "yogini",
    "ayanamsha": {
      "id": "lahiri",
      "name": "N.C. Lahiri",
      "degrees": 23.7285
    },
    "balance_at_birth": {
      "yogini": "Mangala",
      "years": 0,
      "months": 7,
      "days": 28
    },
    "current": {
      "as_of": "2026-10-14",
      "mahadasha": {
        "yogini": "Mangala",
        "lord": "Moon",
        "start": "2026-06-15",
  …

Captured from the live engine with a sandbox key (so credits_used is 0) and trimmed: long arrays keep their first items.

Error responses

400invalid_request
401invalid_key, expired_key
402payment_required
403account_suspended
404not_found
409idempotency_conflict
413payload_too_large
422invalid_request, unsupported_language
429rate_limited, quota_exhausted, spend_cap_reached, project_budget_exceeded
500computation_failed
502unavailable
503unavailable
504deadline_exceeded

Errors are never charged. What each status means and what to do: errors.

Chara Dasha (Jaimini)

POSTAvailable

https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/chara-dasha

Sign-based Jaimini Chara dasha: mahadashas by sign with years and dates, their antardashas, the direction used and the current period; Standard or K.N. Rao method.

Credits: 3 credits
Input: Birth details
Output: JSON
Delivery: Direct response
Languages: English; translated term names with labels

Headers
Header	Value and description
`Authorization`Required	`Bearer YOUR_API_KEY` Your sandbox (sk_test_...) or live (sk_live_...) key. X-API-Key: <key> is accepted instead.
`Content-Type`Required	`application/json` The body is JSON.
`Idempotency-Key`Optional	`<unique string>` Makes retries safe: a repeated key with the same body replays the stored response and is never charged twice. (1 to 200 characters)

Body · application/json
Field	Description
`datetime`stringRequired	Local date and time, ISO 8601 without offset, e.g. 1990-10-18T14:30:00 Limits: format local-date-time, pattern ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}[T ]\d{2}:\d{2}(:\d{2}(\.\d{1,6})?)?$ Example: `1990-10-18T14:30:00`
`timezone`string \| nullOptional	IANA time zone, e.g. Asia/Kolkata Default: `null` Example: `Asia/Kolkata`
`utc_offset`string \| nullOptional	Fixed offset such as +05:30, if no IANA zone is known Default: `null`
`latitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -90, maximum 90 Example: `28.6139`
`longitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -180, maximum 180 Example: `77.209`
`ayanamsha`stringOptional	Default: `lahiri`
`language`stringOptional	Output language (ISO 639-1). The values listed are the ones this capability supports; any other is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Identifiers, enum values and numbers never change with language. Default: `en` Allowed value: en
`node`stringOptional	Lunar node: true (osculating) or mean. Default: `true` Allowed values: truemean
`depth`stringOptional	Levels of the period tree to return. Default: `antardasha` Allowed values: mahadashaantardasha
`as_of`string \| nullOptional	Date for `current` (YYYY-MM-DD). Today in UTC when omitted. Default: `null` Limits: format date
`method`stringOptional	Chara dasha calculation method. Default: `standard` Allowed values: standardkn_rao Example: `kn_rao`
`labels`stringOptional	Optional. Adds `meta.labels`: translated display names for the identifiers in the answer. `data` is unchanged. Free. Any other code is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Allowed values: asbndeesfrguhiitknkomlmrnenlorpaplptrusitatetrur

Options (2)
Value	Meaning
`standard`	Standard
`kn_rao`	K.N. Rao

Response · fields in data

Inferred from the example response: a guide to the shape, not a contract.

system · string
ayanamsha · object
method · string
direction · string
current · object
mahadashas · array of object

Try in Playground →Capability overview

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/chara-dasha \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209,
  "method": "kn_rao"
}'

const response = await fetch("https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/chara-dasha", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209,
    "method": "kn_rao"
  }),
});

const { data, meta } = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import { Astro96Client } from "@96astro/api";

const astro = new Astro96Client({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

const { data, meta } = await astro.dashas.charaDasha({
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209,
  "method": "kn_rao"
});
console.log(data);

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/chara-dasha",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "method": "kn_rao",
    },
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()["data"]
print(data)

from astro96_api import Astro96Client

astro = Astro96Client(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

res = astro.dashas.chara_dasha({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209,
    "method": "kn_rao",
})
print(res.data)

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/chara-dasha');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
        'datetime' => '1990-10-18T14:30:00',
        'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
        'latitude' => 28.6139,
        'longitude' => 77.209,
        'method' => 'kn_rao',
    ]),
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$result = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($result['data']);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	body := strings.NewReader(`{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209,
  "method": "kn_rao"
}`)
	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/chara-dasha", body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(res.Status, string(out))
}

Example response

200application/json

{
  "data": {
    "system": "chara",
    "ayanamsha": {
      "id": "lahiri",
      "name": "N.C. Lahiri",
      "degrees": 23.7285
    },
    "method": "kn_rao",
    "direction": "reverse",
    "current": {
      "as_of": "2026-10-14",
      "mahadasha": {
        "sign": "Virgo",
        "sign_number": 6,
        "start": "2016-10-17",
        "end": "2028-10-17",
        "years": 12
      },
      "antardasha": {
  …

Captured from the live engine with a sandbox key (so credits_used is 0) and trimmed: long arrays keep their first items.

Error responses

400invalid_request
401invalid_key, expired_key
402payment_required
403account_suspended
404not_found
409idempotency_conflict
413payload_too_large
422invalid_request, unsupported_language
429rate_limited, quota_exhausted, spend_cap_reached, project_budget_exceeded
500computation_failed
502unavailable
503unavailable
504deadline_exceeded

Errors are never charged. What each status means and what to do: errors.

Niryana Shoola Dasha

POSTAvailable

https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/niryana-shoola-dasha

Niryana Shoola dasha by sign with years, dates and antardashas, the current period, and the method used (four methods available, with the recommended one named).

Credits: 3 credits
Input: Birth details
Output: JSON
Delivery: Direct response
Languages: English; translated term names with labels

Headers
Header	Value and description
`Authorization`Required	`Bearer YOUR_API_KEY` Your sandbox (sk_test_...) or live (sk_live_...) key. X-API-Key: <key> is accepted instead.
`Content-Type`Required	`application/json` The body is JSON.
`Idempotency-Key`Optional	`<unique string>` Makes retries safe: a repeated key with the same body replays the stored response and is never charged twice. (1 to 200 characters)

Body · application/json
Field	Description
`datetime`stringRequired	Local date and time, ISO 8601 without offset, e.g. 1990-10-18T14:30:00 Limits: format local-date-time, pattern ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}[T ]\d{2}:\d{2}(:\d{2}(\.\d{1,6})?)?$ Example: `1990-10-18T14:30:00`
`timezone`string \| nullOptional	IANA time zone, e.g. Asia/Kolkata Default: `null` Example: `Asia/Kolkata`
`utc_offset`string \| nullOptional	Fixed offset such as +05:30, if no IANA zone is known Default: `null`
`latitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -90, maximum 90 Example: `28.6139`
`longitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -180, maximum 180 Example: `77.209`
`ayanamsha`stringOptional	Default: `lahiri`
`language`stringOptional	Output language (ISO 639-1). The values listed are the ones this capability supports; any other is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Identifiers, enum values and numbers never change with language. Default: `en` Allowed value: en
`node`stringOptional	Lunar node: true (osculating) or mean. Default: `true` Allowed values: truemean
`depth`stringOptional	Levels of the period tree to return. Default: `antardasha` Allowed values: mahadashaantardasha
`as_of`string \| nullOptional	Date for `current` (YYYY-MM-DD). Today in UTC when omitted. Default: `null` Limits: format date
`method`string \| nullOptional	Calculation method. The engine's recommended method when omitted. Default: `null` Allowed values: pvr_2_8_789jhora_researchplight_compatlagna7_uniform9
`labels`stringOptional	Optional. Adds `meta.labels`: translated display names for the identifiers in the answer. `data` is unchanged. Free. Any other code is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Allowed values: asbndeesfrguhiitknkomlmrnenlorpaplptrusitatetrur

Options (4)
Value	Meaning
`pvr_2_8_789`	PVR 2/8 with 7-8-9 rule
`jhora_research`	JHora research
`plight_compat`	Parashara's Light compatible
`lagna7_uniform9`	Lagna/7th, uniform 9 years

Response · fields in data

Inferred from the example response: a guide to the shape, not a contract.

system · string
ayanamsha · object
method · object
methods_available · array of string
recommended_method · string
current · object
mahadashas · array of object

Try in Playground →Capability overview

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/niryana-shoola-dasha \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209
}'

const response = await fetch("https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/niryana-shoola-dasha", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209
  }),
});

const { data, meta } = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import { Astro96Client } from "@96astro/api";

const astro = new Astro96Client({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

const { data, meta } = await astro.dashas.niryanaShoolaDasha({
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209
});
console.log(data);

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/niryana-shoola-dasha",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
    },
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()["data"]
print(data)

from astro96_api import Astro96Client

astro = Astro96Client(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

res = astro.dashas.niryana_shoola_dasha({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209,
})
print(res.data)

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/niryana-shoola-dasha');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
        'datetime' => '1990-10-18T14:30:00',
        'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
        'latitude' => 28.6139,
        'longitude' => 77.209,
    ]),
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$result = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($result['data']);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	body := strings.NewReader(`{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209
}`)
	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/niryana-shoola-dasha", body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(res.Status, string(out))
}

Example response

200application/json

{
  "data": {
    "system": "niryana_shoola",
    "ayanamsha": {
      "id": "lahiri",
      "name": "N.C. Lahiri",
      "degrees": 23.7285
    },
    "method": {
      "id": "pvr_2_8_789",
      "name": "PVR – 2nd/8th seed, 7/8/9 years",
      "description": "The stronger of the 2nd and 8th Rashis from Lagna starts the dasha. An odd seed runs zodiacally, an even seed anti-zodiacally. Movable, fixed and dual mahadashas run 7, 8 and 9 years.",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "recommended": true
    },
    "methods_available": [
      "pvr_2_8_789",
      "jhora_research",
      "plight_compat"
    ],
  …

Captured from the live engine with a sandbox key (so credits_used is 0) and trimmed: long arrays keep their first items.

Error responses

400invalid_request
401invalid_key, expired_key
402payment_required
403account_suspended
404not_found
409idempotency_conflict
413payload_too_large
422invalid_request, unsupported_language
429rate_limited, quota_exhausted, spend_cap_reached, project_budget_exceeded
500computation_failed
502unavailable
503unavailable
504deadline_exceeded

Errors are never charged. What each status means and what to do: errors.

Trikona Dasha

POSTAvailable

https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/thrikona-dasha

Trikona dasha from its start sign: mahadashas with years, dates and antardashas, the direction used and the current period.

Credits: 3 credits
Input: Birth details
Output: JSON
Delivery: Direct response
Languages: English; translated term names with labels

Headers
Header	Value and description
`Authorization`Required	`Bearer YOUR_API_KEY` Your sandbox (sk_test_...) or live (sk_live_...) key. X-API-Key: <key> is accepted instead.
`Content-Type`Required	`application/json` The body is JSON.
`Idempotency-Key`Optional	`<unique string>` Makes retries safe: a repeated key with the same body replays the stored response and is never charged twice. (1 to 200 characters)

Body · application/json
Field	Description
`datetime`stringRequired	Local date and time, ISO 8601 without offset, e.g. 1990-10-18T14:30:00 Limits: format local-date-time, pattern ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}[T ]\d{2}:\d{2}(:\d{2}(\.\d{1,6})?)?$ Example: `1990-10-18T14:30:00`
`timezone`string \| nullOptional	IANA time zone, e.g. Asia/Kolkata Default: `null` Example: `Asia/Kolkata`
`utc_offset`string \| nullOptional	Fixed offset such as +05:30, if no IANA zone is known Default: `null`
`latitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -90, maximum 90 Example: `28.6139`
`longitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -180, maximum 180 Example: `77.209`
`ayanamsha`stringOptional	Default: `lahiri`
`language`stringOptional	Output language (ISO 639-1). The values listed are the ones this capability supports; any other is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Identifiers, enum values and numbers never change with language. Default: `en` Allowed value: en
`node`stringOptional	Lunar node: true (osculating) or mean. Default: `true` Allowed values: truemean
`depth`stringOptional	Levels of the period tree to return. Default: `antardasha` Allowed values: mahadashaantardasha
`as_of`string \| nullOptional	Date for `current` (YYYY-MM-DD). Today in UTC when omitted. Default: `null` Limits: format date
`labels`stringOptional	Optional. Adds `meta.labels`: translated display names for the identifiers in the answer. `data` is unchanged. Free. Any other code is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Allowed values: asbndeesfrguhiitknkomlmrnenlorpaplptrusitatetrur

Response · fields in data

Inferred from the example response: a guide to the shape, not a contract.

system · string
ayanamsha · object
start_sign · string
direction · string
current · object
mahadashas · array of object

Try in Playground →Capability overview

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/thrikona-dasha \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209
}'

const response = await fetch("https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/thrikona-dasha", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209
  }),
});

const { data, meta } = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import { Astro96Client } from "@96astro/api";

const astro = new Astro96Client({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

const { data, meta } = await astro.dashas.thrikonaDasha({
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209
});
console.log(data);

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/thrikona-dasha",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
    },
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()["data"]
print(data)

from astro96_api import Astro96Client

astro = Astro96Client(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

res = astro.dashas.thrikona_dasha({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209,
})
print(res.data)

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/thrikona-dasha');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
        'datetime' => '1990-10-18T14:30:00',
        'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
        'latitude' => 28.6139,
        'longitude' => 77.209,
    ]),
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$result = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($result['data']);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	body := strings.NewReader(`{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209
}`)
	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/thrikona-dasha", body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(res.Status, string(out))
}

Example response

200application/json

{
  "data": {
    "system": "thrikona",
    "ayanamsha": {
      "id": "lahiri",
      "name": "N.C. Lahiri",
      "degrees": 23.7285
    },
    "start_sign": "Capricorn",
    "direction": "anti-clockwise",
    "current": {
      "as_of": "2026-10-14",
      "mahadasha": {
        "sign": "Sagittarius",
        "sign_number": 9,
        "start": "2023-10-18",
        "end": "2034-10-18",
        "years": 11
      },
      "antardasha": {
  …

Captured from the live engine with a sandbox key (so credits_used is 0) and trimmed: long arrays keep their first items.

Error responses

400invalid_request
401invalid_key, expired_key
402payment_required
403account_suspended
404not_found
409idempotency_conflict
413payload_too_large
422invalid_request, unsupported_language
429rate_limited, quota_exhausted, spend_cap_reached, project_budget_exceeded
500computation_failed
502unavailable
503unavailable
504deadline_exceeded

Errors are never charged. What each status means and what to do: errors.

Ashtottari Dasha

POSTAvailable

https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/ashtottari-dasha

Ashtottari (108-year) dasha with whether it applies to the chart and why, the balance at birth, mahadashas with antardashas and the current period.

Credits: 3 credits
Input: Birth details
Output: JSON
Delivery: Direct response
Languages: English; translated term names with labels

Headers
Header	Value and description
`Authorization`Required	`Bearer YOUR_API_KEY` Your sandbox (sk_test_...) or live (sk_live_...) key. X-API-Key: <key> is accepted instead.
`Content-Type`Required	`application/json` The body is JSON.
`Idempotency-Key`Optional	`<unique string>` Makes retries safe: a repeated key with the same body replays the stored response and is never charged twice. (1 to 200 characters)

Body · application/json
Field	Description
`datetime`stringRequired	Local date and time, ISO 8601 without offset, e.g. 1990-10-18T14:30:00 Limits: format local-date-time, pattern ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}[T ]\d{2}:\d{2}(:\d{2}(\.\d{1,6})?)?$ Example: `1990-10-18T14:30:00`
`timezone`string \| nullOptional	IANA time zone, e.g. Asia/Kolkata Default: `null` Example: `Asia/Kolkata`
`utc_offset`string \| nullOptional	Fixed offset such as +05:30, if no IANA zone is known Default: `null`
`latitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -90, maximum 90 Example: `28.6139`
`longitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -180, maximum 180 Example: `77.209`
`ayanamsha`stringOptional	Default: `lahiri`
`language`stringOptional	Output language (ISO 639-1). The values listed are the ones this capability supports; any other is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Identifiers, enum values and numbers never change with language. Default: `en` Allowed value: en
`node`stringOptional	Lunar node: true (osculating) or mean. Default: `true` Allowed values: truemean
`depth`stringOptional	Levels of the period tree to return. Default: `antardasha` Allowed values: mahadashaantardasha
`as_of`string \| nullOptional	Date for `current` (YYYY-MM-DD). Today in UTC when omitted. Default: `null` Limits: format date
`labels`stringOptional	Optional. Adds `meta.labels`: translated display names for the identifiers in the answer. `data` is unchanged. Free. Any other code is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Allowed values: asbndeesfrguhiitknkomlmrnenlorpaplptrusitatetrur

Response · fields in data

Inferred from the example response: a guide to the shape, not a contract.

system · string
ayanamsha · object
applicable · boolean
applicability_reason · string
balance_at_birth · object
current · object
mahadashas · array of object

Try in Playground →Capability overview

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/ashtottari-dasha \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209
}'

const response = await fetch("https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/ashtottari-dasha", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209
  }),
});

const { data, meta } = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import { Astro96Client } from "@96astro/api";

const astro = new Astro96Client({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

const { data, meta } = await astro.dashas.ashtottariDasha({
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209
});
console.log(data);

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/ashtottari-dasha",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
    },
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()["data"]
print(data)

from astro96_api import Astro96Client

astro = Astro96Client(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

res = astro.dashas.ashtottari_dasha({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209,
})
print(res.data)

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/ashtottari-dasha');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
        'datetime' => '1990-10-18T14:30:00',
        'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
        'latitude' => 28.6139,
        'longitude' => 77.209,
    ]),
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$result = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($result['data']);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	body := strings.NewReader(`{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209
}`)
	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/ashtottari-dasha", body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(res.Status, string(out))
}

Example response

200application/json

{
  "data": {
    "system": "ashtottari",
    "ayanamsha": {
      "id": "lahiri",
      "name": "N.C. Lahiri",
      "degrees": 23.7285
    },
    "applicable": true,
    "applicability_reason": "Rahu is in Kendra (1/4/7/10) from Lagna or Moon — Ashtottari applicable.",
    "balance_at_birth": {
      "lord": "Mars",
      "years": 5.318503339113332
    },
    "current": {
      "as_of": "2026-10-14",
      "mahadasha": {
        "lord": "Jupiter",
        "start": "2023-02-11",
        "end": "2042-02-11",
  …

Captured from the live engine with a sandbox key (so credits_used is 0) and trimmed: long arrays keep their first items.

Error responses

400invalid_request
401invalid_key, expired_key
402payment_required
403account_suspended
404not_found
409idempotency_conflict
413payload_too_large
422invalid_request, unsupported_language
429rate_limited, quota_exhausted, spend_cap_reached, project_budget_exceeded
500computation_failed
502unavailable
503unavailable
504deadline_exceeded

Errors are never charged. What each status means and what to do: errors.

Sthira Dasha

POSTAvailable

https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/sthira-dasha

Sthira (fixed) sign dasha with start sign, direction, mahadashas with antardashas and the current period.

Credits: 3 credits
Input: Birth details
Output: JSON
Delivery: Direct response
Languages: English; translated term names with labels

Headers
Header	Value and description
`Authorization`Required	`Bearer YOUR_API_KEY` Your sandbox (sk_test_...) or live (sk_live_...) key. X-API-Key: <key> is accepted instead.
`Content-Type`Required	`application/json` The body is JSON.
`Idempotency-Key`Optional	`<unique string>` Makes retries safe: a repeated key with the same body replays the stored response and is never charged twice. (1 to 200 characters)

Body · application/json
Field	Description
`datetime`stringRequired	Local date and time, ISO 8601 without offset, e.g. 1990-10-18T14:30:00 Limits: format local-date-time, pattern ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}[T ]\d{2}:\d{2}(:\d{2}(\.\d{1,6})?)?$ Example: `1990-10-18T14:30:00`
`timezone`string \| nullOptional	IANA time zone, e.g. Asia/Kolkata Default: `null` Example: `Asia/Kolkata`
`utc_offset`string \| nullOptional	Fixed offset such as +05:30, if no IANA zone is known Default: `null`
`latitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -90, maximum 90 Example: `28.6139`
`longitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -180, maximum 180 Example: `77.209`
`ayanamsha`stringOptional	Default: `lahiri`
`language`stringOptional	Output language (ISO 639-1). The values listed are the ones this capability supports; any other is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Identifiers, enum values and numbers never change with language. Default: `en` Allowed value: en
`node`stringOptional	Lunar node: true (osculating) or mean. Default: `true` Allowed values: truemean
`depth`stringOptional	Levels of the period tree to return. Default: `antardasha` Allowed values: mahadashaantardasha
`as_of`string \| nullOptional	Date for `current` (YYYY-MM-DD). Today in UTC when omitted. Default: `null` Limits: format date
`labels`stringOptional	Optional. Adds `meta.labels`: translated display names for the identifiers in the answer. `data` is unchanged. Free. Any other code is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Allowed values: asbndeesfrguhiitknkomlmrnenlorpaplptrusitatetrur

Response · fields in data

Inferred from the example response: a guide to the shape, not a contract.

system · string
ayanamsha · object
start_sign · string
direction · string
current · object
mahadashas · array of object

Try in Playground →Capability overview

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/sthira-dasha \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209
}'

const response = await fetch("https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/sthira-dasha", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209
  }),
});

const { data, meta } = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import { Astro96Client } from "@96astro/api";

const astro = new Astro96Client({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

const { data, meta } = await astro.dashas.sthiraDasha({
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209
});
console.log(data);

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/sthira-dasha",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
    },
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()["data"]
print(data)

from astro96_api import Astro96Client

astro = Astro96Client(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

res = astro.dashas.sthira_dasha({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209,
})
print(res.data)

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/sthira-dasha');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
        'datetime' => '1990-10-18T14:30:00',
        'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
        'latitude' => 28.6139,
        'longitude' => 77.209,
    ]),
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$result = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($result['data']);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	body := strings.NewReader(`{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209
}`)
	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/sthira-dasha", body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(res.Status, string(out))
}

Example response

200application/json

{
  "data": {
    "system": "sthira",
    "ayanamsha": {
      "id": "lahiri",
      "name": "N.C. Lahiri",
      "degrees": 23.7285
    },
    "start_sign": "Libra",
    "direction": "backward",
    "current": {
      "as_of": "2026-10-14",
      "mahadasha": {
        "sign": "Gemini",
        "sign_number": 3,
        "start": "2021-10-18",
        "end": "2030-10-18",
        "years": 9
      },
      "antardasha": {
  …

Captured from the live engine with a sandbox key (so credits_used is 0) and trimmed: long arrays keep their first items.

Error responses

400invalid_request
401invalid_key, expired_key
402payment_required
403account_suspended
404not_found
409idempotency_conflict
413payload_too_large
422invalid_request, unsupported_language
429rate_limited, quota_exhausted, spend_cap_reached, project_budget_exceeded
500computation_failed
502unavailable
503unavailable
504deadline_exceeded

Errors are never charged. What each status means and what to do: errors.

Mudda Dasha

POSTAvailable

https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/mudda-dasha

Mudda dasha for a target year: when the Tajika year starts, each period's lord, dates and house in the annual chart, and the period running now.

Credits: 3 credits
Input: Birth details
Output: JSON
Delivery: Direct response
Languages: English; translated term names with labels

Headers
Header	Value and description
`Authorization`Required	`Bearer YOUR_API_KEY` Your sandbox (sk_test_...) or live (sk_live_...) key. X-API-Key: <key> is accepted instead.
`Content-Type`Required	`application/json` The body is JSON.
`Idempotency-Key`Optional	`<unique string>` Makes retries safe: a repeated key with the same body replays the stored response and is never charged twice. (1 to 200 characters)

Body · application/json
Field	Description
`datetime`stringRequired	Local date and time, ISO 8601 without offset, e.g. 1990-10-18T14:30:00 Limits: format local-date-time, pattern ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}[T ]\d{2}:\d{2}(:\d{2}(\.\d{1,6})?)?$ Example: `1990-10-18T14:30:00`
`timezone`string \| nullOptional	IANA time zone, e.g. Asia/Kolkata Default: `null` Example: `Asia/Kolkata`
`utc_offset`string \| nullOptional	Fixed offset such as +05:30, if no IANA zone is known Default: `null`
`latitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -90, maximum 90 Example: `28.6139`
`longitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -180, maximum 180 Example: `77.209`
`ayanamsha`stringOptional	Default: `lahiri`
`language`stringOptional	Output language (ISO 639-1). The values listed are the ones this capability supports; any other is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Identifiers, enum values and numbers never change with language. Default: `en` Allowed value: en
`target_year`integerRequired	Calendar year of the return. Example: `2026`
`node`stringOptional	Lunar node: true (osculating) or mean. Default: `true` Allowed values: truemean
`as_of`string \| nullOptional	Date for `current` (YYYY-MM-DD). Today in UTC when omitted. Default: `null` Limits: format date
`labels`stringOptional	Optional. Adds `meta.labels`: translated display names for the identifiers in the answer. `data` is unchanged. Free. Any other code is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Allowed values: asbndeesfrguhiitknkomlmrnenlorpaplptrusitatetrur

Response · fields in data

Inferred from the example response: a guide to the shape, not a contract.

ayanamsha · string
target_year · integer
year_starts · object
basis · string
current · object
periods · array of object

Try in Playground →Capability overview

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/mudda-dasha \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209,
  "target_year": 2026
}'

const response = await fetch("https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/mudda-dasha", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209,
    "target_year": 2026
  }),
});

const { data, meta } = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import { Astro96Client } from "@96astro/api";

const astro = new Astro96Client({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

const { data, meta } = await astro.dashas.muddaDasha({
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209,
  "target_year": 2026
});
console.log(data);

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/mudda-dasha",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "target_year": 2026,
    },
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()["data"]
print(data)

from astro96_api import Astro96Client

astro = Astro96Client(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

res = astro.dashas.mudda_dasha({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209,
    "target_year": 2026,
})
print(res.data)

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/mudda-dasha');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
        'datetime' => '1990-10-18T14:30:00',
        'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
        'latitude' => 28.6139,
        'longitude' => 77.209,
        'target_year' => 2026,
    ]),
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$result = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($result['data']);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	body := strings.NewReader(`{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209,
  "target_year": 2026
}`)
	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/mudda-dasha", body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(res.Status, string(out))
}

Example response

200application/json

{
  "data": {
    "ayanamsha": "lahiri",
    "target_year": 2026,
    "year_starts": {
      "local": "2026-10-18T19:47:14",
      "utc_offset_hours": 5.5,
      "utc": "2026-10-18T14:17:14Z"
    },
    "basis": "Vimshottari proportions over the Tajika year; start lord by Tajika Neelakanthi (natal Moon's nakshatra number + completed years - 2, mod 9).",
    "current": {
      "as_of": "2026-10-14",
      "period": null
    },
    "periods": [
      {
        "lord": "Mars",
        "start": "2026-10-18",
        "end": "2026-11-09",
        "house_in_year_chart": 3
  …

Captured from the live engine with a sandbox key (so credits_used is 0) and trimmed: long arrays keep their first items.

Error responses

400invalid_request
401invalid_key, expired_key
402payment_required
403account_suspended
404not_found
409idempotency_conflict
413payload_too_large
422invalid_request, unsupported_language
429rate_limited, quota_exhausted, spend_cap_reached, project_budget_exceeded
500computation_failed
502unavailable
503unavailable
504deadline_exceeded

Errors are never charged. What each status means and what to do: errors.

Vimshottari to Sukshma / Prana Level

POSTAvailable

https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/vimshottari-deep

Vimshottari hierarchy Maha, Antar, Pratyantar and Sukshma, optionally down to Prana, from the Moon longitude and birth date.

Credits: 1 credit
Input: Specific input
Output: JSON
Delivery: Direct response
Languages: English; translated term names with labels

Headers
Header	Value and description
`Authorization`Required	`Bearer YOUR_API_KEY` Your sandbox (sk_test_...) or live (sk_live_...) key. X-API-Key: <key> is accepted instead.
`Content-Type`Required	`application/json` The body is JSON.
`Idempotency-Key`Optional	`<unique string>` Makes retries safe: a repeated key with the same body replays the stored response and is never charged twice. (1 to 200 characters)

Body · application/json
Field	Description
`datetime`stringRequired	Local date and time, ISO 8601 without offset, e.g. 1990-10-18T14:30:00 Limits: format local-date-time, pattern ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}[T ]\d{2}:\d{2}(:\d{2}(\.\d{1,6})?)?$ Example: `1990-10-18T14:30:00`
`timezone`string \| nullOptional	IANA time zone, e.g. Asia/Kolkata Default: `null` Example: `Asia/Kolkata`
`utc_offset`string \| nullOptional	Fixed offset such as +05:30, if no IANA zone is known Default: `null`
`latitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -90, maximum 90 Example: `28.6139`
`longitude`numberRequired	Limits: minimum -180, maximum 180 Example: `77.209`
`ayanamsha`stringOptional	Default: `lahiri`
`language`stringOptional	Output language (ISO 639-1). The values listed are the ones this capability supports; any other is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Identifiers, enum values and numbers never change with language. Default: `en` Allowed value: en
`node`stringOptional	Lunar node: true (osculating) or mean. Default: `true` Allowed values: truemean
`depth`stringOptional	Deepest level returned. With prana, prana periods are given for the antardasha running at `as_of`. Default: `sukshma` Allowed values: sukshmaprana Example: `sukshma`
`as_of`string \| nullOptional	Local date and time, at the birth's UTC offset, for `current` (and the antardasha subdivided to prana). A date alone means 00:00. Now when omitted. Default: `null` Limits: format local-date-time, pattern ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}[T ]\d{2}:\d{2}(:\d{2}(\.\d{1,6})?)?$
`labels`stringOptional	Optional. Adds `meta.labels`: translated display names for the identifiers in the answer. `data` is unchanged. Free. Any other code is refused with 422 unsupported_language. Allowed values: asbndeesfrguhiitknkomlmrnenlorpaplptrusitatetrur

Options (2)
Value	Meaning
`sukshma`	Down to Sukshma (default)
`prana`	Down to Prana

Response · fields in data

Inferred from the example response: a guide to the shape, not a contract.

ayanamsha · object
depth · string
note · string
moon · object
balance_at_birth · object
current · object
mahadashas · array of object

Try in Playground →Capability overview

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/vimshottari-deep \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209,
  "depth": "sukshma"
}'

const response = await fetch("https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/vimshottari-deep", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209,
    "depth": "sukshma"
  }),
});

const { data, meta } = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import { Astro96Client } from "@96astro/api";

const astro = new Astro96Client({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

const { data, meta } = await astro.dashas.vimshottariDeep({
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209,
  "depth": "sukshma"
});
console.log(data);

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/vimshottari-deep",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "depth": "sukshma",
    },
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()["data"]
print(data)

from astro96_api import Astro96Client

astro = Astro96Client(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

res = astro.dashas.vimshottari_deep({
    "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "latitude": 28.6139,
    "longitude": 77.209,
    "depth": "sukshma",
})
print(res.data)

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/vimshottari-deep');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
        'datetime' => '1990-10-18T14:30:00',
        'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
        'latitude' => 28.6139,
        'longitude' => 77.209,
        'depth' => 'sukshma',
    ]),
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$result = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($result['data']);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	body := strings.NewReader(`{
  "datetime": "1990-10-18T14:30:00",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "latitude": 28.6139,
  "longitude": 77.209,
  "depth": "sukshma"
}`)
	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.96astro.com/v1/dashas/vimshottari-deep", body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(res.Status, string(out))
}

Example response

200application/json

{
  "data": {
    "ayanamsha": {
      "id": "lahiri",
      "name": "N.C. Lahiri",
      "degrees": 23.7285
    },
    "depth": "sukshma",
    "note": "Boundaries are exact to the second, in local time at the birth's UTC offset, on 365.25-day years; the periods running at birth start at the birth. vimshottari-dasha gives the same periods as whole dates chained day by day, which can differ from these by up to 3 days.",
    "moon": {
      "longitude": 177.8766,
      "nakshatra": "Chitra",
      "pada": 2,
      "nakshatra_lord": "Mars"
    },
    "balance_at_birth": {
      "lord": "Mars",
      "years": 4,
      "months": 7,
      "days": 11
  …

Captured from the live engine with a sandbox key (so credits_used is 0) and trimmed: long arrays keep their first items.

Error responses

400invalid_request
401invalid_key, expired_key
402payment_required
403account_suspended
404not_found
409idempotency_conflict
413payload_too_large
422invalid_request, unsupported_language
429rate_limited, quota_exhausted, spend_cap_reached, project_budget_exceeded
500computation_failed
502unavailable
503unavailable
504deadline_exceeded

Errors are never charged. What each status means and what to do: errors.