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.

Endpoint

POST /v1/astro/char-dasha

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
cycles	integer	No	Dasha cycles to compute (1-3)

Example request

curl
Python
TypeScript

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"}'

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)

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);

Example response

{
  "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"
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
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

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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