POST/v1/astro/char-dasha

Jaimini Char Dasha

Computes Jaimini Char Dasha — a sign-based dasha system from the Jaimini school of astrology. Returns mahadasha and antardasha periods starting from the ascendant (Lagna), with the current active mahadasha and antardasha highlighted. Request JSON follows BirthInput plus cycles (1–3): name, date (YYYY-MM-DD), time (HH:MM, required), either location or latitude/longitude/timezone, ayanamsa.

Request parameters

locationoptional

string | null

City name to resolve to lat/lon/tz automatically. Example: 'Mumbai' or 'New Delhi, India'. If provided, latitude, longitude and timezone are not required.

nameoptional

string

Person name associated with the birth record

daterequired

string

Birth date in YYYY-MM-DD format

timeoptional

string | null

Birth time in HH:MM 24-hour format. If omitted, sunrise chart is used as fallback.

latitudeoptional

number | null

Latitude. Required if location not provided.

longitudeoptional

number | null

Longitude. Required if location not provided.

timezoneoptional

string | null

IANA timezone. Required if location not provided.

ayanamsaoptional

string

Sidereal ayanamsa mode used in calculations

cyclesoptional

integer

Dasha cycles to compute (1-3)

Response fields

success

boolean

True if the request succeeded

message

string

Human-readable status message

data

object

data.atmakaraka

string | null

data.start_rashi

string

data.start_rashi_index

integer

data.karakas

object

data.current_mahadasha

string | null

data.current_antardasha

string | null

data.periods

array[object]

data.periods[].rashi

string

data.periods[].rashi_index

integer

data.periods[].years

integer

data.periods[].start_date

string

data.periods[].end_date

string

data.periods[].antardashas

array[object]

data.periods[].antardashas[].rashi

string

data.periods[].antardashas[].rashi_index

integer

data.periods[].antardashas[].years

integer

data.periods[].antardashas[].start_date

string

data.periods[].antardashas[].end_date

string

Errors

authentication_failed

Missing or invalid API key.

ephemeris_unavailable

Upstream ephemeris service error.

insufficient_tier

API key tier does not include this endpoint.

internal_error

Unexpected server error.

ip_rate_limit_exceeded

Too many requests in a short window.

payload_too_large

Request body exceeds the size limit.

resource_not_found

Referenced resource was not found.

validation_error

Request body failed schema validation.

Related endpoints

• Ashtottari Dasha
• Dasha-Transit Correlation
• Vimshottari Dasha
• Yogini Dasha

Request

POST·application/json

curl

curl -X POST "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/astro/char-dasha" \
  -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.astrology_api import AstrologyApi
from asterwise.models.char_dasha_request import CharDashaRequest

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

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

with asterwise.ApiClient(configuration) as client:
    api = AstrologyApi(client)
    result = api.char_dasha(char_dasha_request=request)
    print(result)

TypeScript

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

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

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

console.log(result.data);

Response

200 OK·application/jsonsigned

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "atmakaraka": "Sun",
    "start_rashi": "Tula",
    "start_rashi_index": 6,
    "karakas": {
      "Atmakaraka": "Sun",
      "Amatyakaraka": "Mercury",
      "Bhratrikaraka": "Moon",
      "Matrikaraka": "Mars",
      "Pitrikaraka": "Jupiter",
      "Putrakaraka": "Rahu",
      "Gnatikaraka": "Venus",
      "Darakaraka": "Saturn"
    },
    "current_mahadasha": "Mesha",
    "current_antardasha": "Tula",
    "periods": [
      {
        "rashi": "Tula",
        "rashi_index": 6,
        "years": 12,
        "start_date": "1985-11-12",
        "end_date": "1997-11-12",
        "antardashas": [
          {
            "rashi": "Tula",
            "rashi_index": 6,
            "years": 12,
            "start_date": "1985-11-12",
            "end_date": "1986-11-12"
          },
          {
            "rashi": "Vrischika",
            "rashi_index": 7,
            "years": 11,
            "start_date": "1986-11-12",
            "end_date": "1987-11-12"
          },
          "... and 10 more items"
        ]
      },
      {
        "rashi": "Vrischika",
        "rashi_index": 7,
        "years": 11,
        "start_date": "1997-11-12",
        "end_date": "2008-11-12",
        "antardashas": [
          {
            "rashi": "Vrischika",
            "rashi_index": 7,
            "years": 11,
            "start_date": "1997-11-12",
            "end_date": "1998-10-12"
          },
          {
            "rashi": "Dhanu",
            "rashi_index": 8,
            "years": 1,
            "start_date": "1998-10-12",
            "end_date": "1999-09-11"
          },
          "... and 10 more items"
        ]
      },
      "... and 10 more items"
    ]
  }
}