Ashtakavarga

Computes the Ashtakavarga system for a given birth chart. What is Ashtakavarga? Ashtakavarga is a Vedic system that assigns benefic points (bindus) to each house based on the positions of the 7 classical planets and the Lagna (ascendant). It is used to assess the relative strength of each house and to time events through transit analysis — a planet transiting a house with more bindus produces better results. What this endpoint returns: - bhinna — Bhinna Ashtakavarga (BAV): the raw contribution table for each planet and the Lagna. Each entry maps Sanskrit sign name (Mesha…Meena) to bindus in that sign. - bhinna_after_trikona — BAV after Trikona Shodana (triangular reduction). Points in trinal houses are equalised. Per-planet objects keyed by sign name. - bhinna_after_ekadhipatya — BAV after both Trikona and Ekadhipatya Shodana (lordship reduction). The most refined per-planet table, keyed by sign name. - sarva — Sarva Ashtakavarga (SAV): the raw sum across all 7 planets. Object keyed by sign name; 28+ bindus in a sign is considered strong. - sarva_reduced — SAV computed from the fully reduced planet tables. More accurate for transit timing. Keyed by sign name. - after_trikona / after_ekadhipatya — SAV-level reductions for backward compatibility, keyed by sign name. How to use bindus for transit timing: When a planet transits a house in its own Bhinna chart, the number of bindus in that house indicates how favourable the transit will be. 8 bindus is maximum, 0 is minimum. In the SAV, 30+ bindus in a house indicates strong positive results during transits through that house. Ayanamsa: All positions are sidereal. Default is Lahiri. Returns Bhinna Ashtakavarga (BAV) and Sarva Ashtakavarga (SAV) scores for all planets and houses.

Endpoint

POST /v1/astro/ashtakavarga

Request parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
location	string | null	No	City name to resolve to lat/lon/tz automatically. Example: 'Mumbai' or 'New Delhi, India'. If provided, latitude, longitude and timezone are not required.
name	string	No	Person name associated with the birth record
date	string	Yes	Birth date in YYYY-MM-DD format
time	string | null	No	Birth time in HH:MM 24-hour format. If omitted, sunrise chart is used as fallback.
latitude	number | null	No	Latitude. Required if location not provided.
longitude	number | null	No	Longitude. Required if location not provided.
timezone	string | null	No	IANA timezone. Required if location not provided.
ayanamsa	string	No	Sidereal ayanamsa mode used in calculations

Example request

curl

curl -X POST "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/astro/ashtakavarga" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"date":"1985-11-12","time":"06:45","latitude":19.076,"longitude":72.8777,"timezone":"Asia/Kolkata"}'

Python

import asterwise
from asterwise.api.advanced_api import AdvancedApi
from asterwise.models.ashtakavarga_request import AshtakavargaRequest

configuration = asterwise.Configuration(
    host="https://api.asterwise.com",
    access_token="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

request = AshtakavargaRequest(
    date="1985-11-12",
    time="06:45",
    latitude=19.076,
    longitude=72.8777,
    timezone="Asia/Kolkata",
)

with asterwise.ApiClient(configuration) as client:
    api = AdvancedApi(client)
    result = api.ashtakavarga(ashtakavarga_request=request)
    print(result)

TypeScript

import { createClient, createConfig, ashtakavarga } from 'asterwise';

const client = createClient(createConfig({
  baseUrl: 'https://api.asterwise.com',
  headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' },
}));

const result = await ashtakavarga({
  client,
  body: {
      "date": "1985-11-12",
      "time": "06:45",
      "latitude": 19.076,
      "longitude": 72.8777,
      "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
  },
});

console.log(result.data);

Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "bhinna": {
      "Sun": {
        "Mesha": 4,
        "Vrishabha": 4,
        "Mithuna": 4,
        "Karka": 6,
        "Simha": 5,
        "Kanya": 6,
        "Tula": 3,
        "Vrischika": 3,
        "Dhanu": 4,
        "Makara": 3,
        "Kumbha": 1,
        "Meena": 5
      },
      "Moon": {
        "Mesha": 5,
        "Vrishabha": 3,
        "Mithuna": 3,
        "Karka": 6,
        "Simha": 6,
        "Kanya": 2,
        "Tula": 3,
        "Vrischika": 3,
        "Dhanu": 5,
        "Makara": 5,
        "Kumbha": 3,
        "Meena": 5
      },
      "Mars": {
        "Mesha": 2,
        "Vrishabha": 2,
        "Mithuna": 3,
        "Karka": 4,
        "Simha": 5,
        "Kanya": 4,
        "Tula": 3,
        "Vrischika": 2,
        "Dhanu": 5,
        "Makara": 1,
        "Kumbha": 2,
        "Meena": 6
      },
      "Mercury": {
        "Mesha": 2,
        "Vrishabha": 5,
        "Mithuna": 5,
        "Karka": 5,
        "Simha": 7,
        "Kanya": 4,
        "Tula": 4,
        "Vrischika": 6,
        "Dhanu": 4,
        "Makara": 4,
        "Kumbha": 3,
        "Meena": 5
      },
      "Jupiter": {
        "Mesha": 7,
        "Vrishabha": 1,
        "Mithuna": 5,
        "Karka": 6,
        "Simha": 6,
        "Kanya": 2,
        "Tula": 5,
        "Vrischika": 6,
        "Dhanu": 3,
        "Makara": 4,
        "Kumbha": 5,
        "Meena": 6
      },
      "Venus": {
        "Mesha": 1,
        "Vrishabha": 6,
        "Mithuna": 4,
        "Karka": 4,
        "Simha": 7,
        "Kanya": 5,
        "Tula": 4,
        "Vrischika": 5,
        "Dhanu": 3,
        "Makara": 6,
        "Kumbha": 5,
        "Meena": 2
      },
      "Saturn": {
        "Mesha": 3,
        "Vrishabha": 2,
        "Mithuna": 3,
        "Karka": 4,
        "Simha": 6,
        "Kanya": 3,
        "Tula": 3,
        "Vrischika": 3,
        "Dhanu": 3,
        "Makara": 4,
        "Kumbha": 1,
        "Meena": 4
      },
      "Lagna": {
        "Mesha": 3,
        "Vrishabha": 2,
        "Mithuna": 4,
        "Karka": 5,
        "Simha": 6,
        "Kanya": 5,
        "Tula": 2,
        "Vrischika": 5,
        "Dhanu": 5,
        "Makara": 4,
        "Kumbha": 5,
        "Meena": 3
      }
    },
    "bhinna_after_trikona": {
      "Sun": {
        "Mesha": 0,
        "Vrishabha": 1,
        "Mithuna": 3,
        "Karka": 3,
        "Simha": 1,
        "Kanya": 3,
        "Tula": 2,
        "Vrischika": 0,
        "Dhanu": 0,
        "Makara": 0,
        "Kumbha": 0,
        "Meena": 2
      },
      "Moon": {
        "Mesha": 0,
        "Vrishabha": 1,
        "Mithuna": 0,
        "Karka": 3,
        "Simha": 1,
        "Kanya": 0,
        "Tula": 0,
        "Vrischika": 0,
        "Dhanu": 0,
        "Makara": 3,
        "Kumbha": 0,
        "Meena": 2
      },
      "Mars": {
        "Mesha": 0,
        "Vrishabha": 1,
        "Mithuna": 1,
        "Karka": 2,
        "Simha": 3,
        "Kanya": 3,
        "Tula": 1,
        "Vrischika": 0,
        "Dhanu": 3,
        "Makara": 0,
        "Kumbha": 0,
        "Meena": 4
      },
      "Mercury": {
        "Mesha": 0,
        "Vrishabha": 1,
        "Mithuna": 2,
        "Karka": 0,
        "Simha": 5,
        "Kanya": 0,
        "Tula": 1,
        "Vrischika": 1,
        "Dhanu": 2,
        "Makara": 0,
        "Kumbha": 0,
        "Meena": 0
      },
      "Jupiter": {
        "Mesha": 4,
        "Vrishabha": 0,
        "Mithuna": 0,
        "Karka": 0,
        "Simha": 3,
        "Kanya": 1,
        "Tula": 0,
        "Vrischika": 0,
        "Dhanu": 0,
        "Makara": 3,
        "Kumbha": 0,
        "Meena": 0
      },
      "Venus": {
        "Mesha": 0,
        "Vrishabha": 1,
        "Mithuna": 0,
        "Karka": 2,
        "Simha": 6,
        "Kanya": 0,
        "Tula": 0,
        "Vrischika": 3,
        "Dhanu": 2,
        "Makara": 1,
        "Kumbha": 1,
        "Meena": 0
      },
      "Saturn": {
        "Mesha": 0,
        "Vrishabha": 0,
        "Mithuna": 2,
        "Karka": 1,
        "Simha": 3,
        "Kanya": 1,
        "Tula": 2,
        "Vrischika": 0,
        "Dhanu": 0,
        "Makara": 2,
        "Kumbha": 0,
        "Meena": 1
      }
    },
    "bhinna_after_ekadhipatya": {
      "Sun": {
        "Mesha": 0,
        "Vrishabha": 1,
        "Mithuna": 3,
        "Karka": 3,
        "Simha": 1,
        "Kanya": 3,
        "Tula": 2,
        "Vrischika": 0,
        "Dhanu": 0,
        "Makara": 0,
        "Kumbha": 0,
        "Meena": 0
      },
      "Moon": {
        "Mesha": 0,
        "Vrishabha": 0,
        "Mithuna": 0,
        "Karka": 3,
        "Simha": 1,
        "Kanya": 0,
        "Tula": 0,
        "Vrischika": 0,
        "Dhanu": 0,
        "Makara": 3,
        "Kumbha": 0,
        "Meena": 0
      },
      "Mars": {
        "Mesha": 0,
        "Vrishabha": 1,
        "Mithuna": 1,
        "Karka": 2,
        "Simha": 3,
        "Kanya": 3,
        "Tula": 1,
        "Vrischika": 0,
        "Dhanu": 3,
        "Makara": 0,
        "Kumbha": 0,
        "Meena": 3
      },
      "Mercury": {
        "Mesha": 0,
        "Vrishabha": 1,
        "Mithuna": 0,
        "Karka": 0,
        "Simha": 5,
        "Kanya": 0,
        "Tula": 1,
        "Vrischika": 1,
        "Dhanu": 0,
        "Makara": 0,
        "Kumbha": 0,
        "Meena": 0
      },
      "Jupiter": {
        "Mesha": 0,
        "Vrishabha": 0,
        "Mithuna": 0,
        "Karka": 0,
        "Simha": 3,
        "Kanya": 1,
        "Tula": 0,
        "Vrischika": 0,
        "Dhanu": 0,
        "Makara": 3,
        "Kumbha": 0,
        "Meena": 0
      },
      "Venus": {
        "Mesha": 0,
        "Vrishabha": 0,
        "Mithuna": 0,
        "Karka": 2,
        "Simha": 6,
        "Kanya": 0,
        "Tula": 0,
        "Vrischika": 3,
        "Dhanu": 0,
        "Makara": 1,
        "Kumbha": 1,
        "Meena": 0
      },
      "Saturn": {
        "Mesha": 0,
        "Vrishabha": 0,
        "Mithuna": 1,
        "Karka": 1,
        "Simha": 3,
        "Kanya": 1,
        "Tula": 2,
        "Vrischika": 0,
        "Dhanu": 0,
        "Makara": 2,
        "Kumbha": 0,
        "Meena": 0
      }
    },
    "sarva": {
      "Mesha": 24,
      "Vrishabha": 23,
      "Mithuna": 27,
      "Karka": 35,
      "Simha": 42,
      "Kanya": 26,
      "Tula": 25,
      "Vrischika": 28,
      "Dhanu": 27,
      "Makara": 27,
      "Kumbha": 20,
      "Meena": 33
    },
    "sarva_reduced": {
      "Mesha": 0,
      "Vrishabha": 3,
      "Mithuna": 5,
      "Karka": 11,
      "Simha": 22,
      "Kanya": 8,
      "Tula": 6,
      "Vrischika": 4,
      "Dhanu": 3,
      "Makara": 9,
      "Kumbha": 1,
      "Meena": 3
    },
    "after_trikona": {
      "Mesha": 0,
      "Vrishabha": 0,
      "Mithuna": 7,
      "Karka": 7,
      "Simha": 18,
      "Kanya": 3,
      "Tula": 5,
      "Vrischika": 0,
      "Dhanu": 3,
      "Makara": 4,
      "Kumbha": 0,
      "Meena": 5
    },
    "after_ekadhipatya": {
      "Mesha": 0,
      "Vrishabha": 0,
      "Mithuna": 3,
      "Karka": 7,
      "Simha": 18,
      "Kanya": 3,
      "Tula": 5,
      "Vrischika": 0,
      "Dhanu": 3,
      "Makara": 4,
      "Kumbha": 0,
      "Meena": 3
    },
    "birth_time_provided": true
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	True if the request succeeded
message	string	Human-readable status message
data	object
data.bhinna	object	Bhinna Ashtakavarga (BAV) for each planet plus Lagna. Keys: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Lagna. Each value maps Sanskrit sign name (Mesha…Meena) to bindu count for that sign.
data.bhinna_after_trikona	object	BAV after Trikona Shodana (triangular reduction). Keys: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn. Each value maps Sanskrit sign name to bindu count.
data.bhinna_after_ekadhipatya	object	BAV after both Trikona and Ekadhipatya Shodana (lordship reduction). Keys: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn. Each value maps Sanskrit sign name to bindu count. This is the most refined per-planet Ashtakavarga.
data.sarva	object	Sarva Ashtakavarga (SAV) — the raw sum of all 7 planet BAVs across 12 signs. Keys: Mesha through Meena.
data.sarva_reduced	object	Reduced SAV — sum of the 7 fully reduced planet BAVs (after both Trikona and Ekadhipatya Shodana). Keys: Mesha through Meena. More accurate than sarva for predictive work.
data.after_trikona	object	SAV after Trikona Shodana applied directly to the raw SAV. Keys: Mesha through Meena.
data.after_ekadhipatya	object	SAV after both Trikona and Ekadhipatya Shodana applied directly to the raw SAV. Keys: Mesha through Meena.
data.birth_time_provided	boolean	Whether a precise birth time was provided. False when birth time was not supplied or treated as unknown — calculations using this field will have lagna-dependent accuracy limits.

Errors

Code	Description	Reference
authentication_failed	Missing or invalid API key.	authentication_failed
ephemeris_unavailable	Upstream ephemeris service error.	ephemeris_unavailable
insufficient_tier	API key tier does not include this endpoint.	insufficient_tier
internal_error	Unexpected server error.	internal_error
ip_rate_limit_exceeded	Too many requests in a short window.	ip_rate_limit_exceeded
payload_too_large	Request body exceeds the size limit.	payload_too_large
resource_not_found	Referenced resource was not found.	resource_not_found
validation_error	Request body failed schema validation.	validation_error

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