POST/v1/astro/varshaphal/harsha-bala

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.

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

target_yearrequired

integer

Year for solar return e.g. 2026

Response fields

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

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

• Gochar — Transit Analysis
• Muhurta — Auspicious Timing
• Personal Nakshatra Prediction (Tarabala)
• Planetary transits — Gochar
• Prashna (Horary Chart)
• Varshaphal — Solar Return Chart
• Varshaphal — Tajika Saham Points

Request

POST·application/json

curl

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}'

Python

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)

TypeScript

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);

Response

200 OK·application/jsonsigned

{
  "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"
    ]
  }
}