Varshaphal — Harsha Bala

Computes Harsha Bala (positional happiness score) for all 7 classical planets in the Varshaphal chart. Maximum = 20 per planet (4 components × 5 points). Harsha Bala measures whether a planet is positionally comfortable in the annual chart — distinct from Pancha Vargeeya Bala which measures mathematical strength. A planet with high Pancha Vargeeya Bala but zero Harsha Bala has the capacity to deliver results but will do so through stress and frustration. Components: Sthana (happy house placement), Swakshetra/Uccha (own or exaltation sign), Pum-Stri (gender-appropriate house hemisphere), Dina-Ratri (day/night return alignment). Computed per Tajika rules.

Endpoint

POST /v1/astro/varshaphal/harsha-bala

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
target_year	integer	Yes	Year for solar return e.g. 2026

Example request

curl
Python
TypeScript

curl -X POST "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/astro/varshaphal/harsha-bala" \
  -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","target_year":2026}'

import asterwise
from asterwise.api.astrology_api import AstrologyApi
from asterwise.models.varshaphal_request import VarshaphalRequest

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

request = VarshaphalRequest(
    date="1985-11-12",
    time="06:45",
    latitude=19.076,
    longitude=72.8777,
    timezone="Asia/Kolkata",
    target_year=2026,
)

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

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

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

const result = await varshaphalHarshaBala({
  client,
  body: {
      "date": "1985-11-12",
      "time": "06:45",
      "latitude": 19.076,
      "longitude": 72.8777,
      "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
      "target_year": 2026
  },
});

console.log(result.data);

Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "target_year": 2026,
    "ayanamsa": "lahiri",
    "solar_return_utc": "2026-11-12T13:22:00Z",
    "is_day_return": false,
    "varshaphal_ascendant_longitude": 40.619287,
    "planets": [
      {
        "planet": "Sun",
        "harsha_bala": 0,
        "max_harsha_bala": 20,
        "varsha_house": 6,
        "rashi_index": 6,
        "rashi": "Tula",
        "components": {
          "sthana": {
            "earned": false,
            "points": 0,
            "happy_house": 9,
            "actual_house": 6,
            "description": "Sun is happy in the 9th house."
          },
          "swakshetra_uccha": {
            "earned": false,
            "points": 0,
            "in_own_sign": false,
            "in_exaltation": false,
            "current_rashi_index": 6
          },
          "pum_stri": {
            "earned": false,
            "points": 0,
            "gender": "male",
            "happy_hemisphere": "houses 7-12 (visible half)",
            "actual_house": 6
          },
          "dina_ratri": {
            "earned": false,
            "points": 0,
            "happy_period": "daytime return",
            "actual_period": "night"
          }
        },
        "interpretation": "Very weak — all comfort conditions failed"
      },
      {
        "planet": "Moon",
        "harsha_bala": 5,
        "max_harsha_bala": 20,
        "varsha_house": 7,
        "rashi_index": 8,
        "rashi": "Dhanu",
        "components": {
          "sthana": {
            "earned": false,
            "points": 0,
            "happy_house": 3,
            "actual_house": 7,
            "description": "Moon is happy in the 3th house."
          },
          "swakshetra_uccha": {
            "earned": false,
            "points": 0,
            "in_own_sign": false,
            "in_exaltation": false,
            "current_rashi_index": 8
          },
          "pum_stri": {
            "earned": false,
            "points": 0,
            "gender": "female",
            "happy_hemisphere": "houses 1-6 (invisible half)",
            "actual_house": 7
          },
          "dina_ratri": {
            "earned": true,
            "points": 5,
            "happy_period": "nighttime return",
            "actual_period": "night"
          }
        },
        "interpretation": "Weak — planet is unhappy in this chart"
      },
      "... and 5 more items"
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	True if the request succeeded
message	string	Human-readable status message
data	object
data.target_year	integer
data.ayanamsa	string
data.solar_return_utc	string
data.is_day_return	boolean
data.varshaphal_ascendant_longitude	number
data.planets	array[object]
data.planets[].planet	string
data.planets[].harsha_bala	integer	Harsha Bala score for this planet (0-20).
data.planets[].max_harsha_bala	integer
data.planets[].varsha_house	integer	Planet's house in the Varshaphal chart (from Varsha Ascendant).
data.planets[].rashi_index	integer
data.planets[].rashi	string
data.planets[].components	object	Breakdown of the 4 Harsha Bala components.
data.planets[].interpretation	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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