Varshaphal — Tajika Saham Points

Computes all 10 Tajika Saham (sensitive points) for a Varshaphal chart. Sahams are the Tajika equivalent of Arabic Parts — mathematically derived points that focus on specific life themes for the year. Formula: A - B + Ascendant (conditional +30° per Tajika Saham rules). Day and night formulas differ — the operands swap based on whether the solar return occurs during daytime or nighttime. 10 Sahams returned: Punya (Fortune), Vidya (Education), Yashas (Fame), Mitra (Friends), Mahatmya (Status), Asha (Desires), Karmakarya (Career), Vyapara (Business), Vivaha (Marriage), Santapa (Sorrow/Stress). Yashas and Mahatmya use Punya Saham as an operand — computed first.

Endpoint

POST /v1/astro/varshaphal/saham

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/saham" \
  -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_saham(varshaphal_request=request)
    print(result)

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

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

const result = await varshaphalSaham({
  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,
    "total": 10,
    "sahams": [
      {
        "slug": "punya",
        "name": "Punya Saham",
        "theme": "Fortune and Luck",
        "longitude": 4.2952,
        "rashi_index": 0,
        "rashi": "Mesha",
        "degree_in_sign": 4.2952,
        "saham_lord": "Mars",
        "formula_used": "night: Sun - Moon + Asc"
      },
      {
        "slug": "vidya",
        "name": "Vidya Saham",
        "theme": "Education and Learning",
        "longitude": 316.012,
        "rashi_index": 10,
        "rashi": "Kumbha",
        "degree_in_sign": 16.012,
        "saham_lord": "Saturn",
        "formula_used": "night: Jupiter - Sun + Asc"
      },
      "... and 8 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	True if solar return occurred during daytime — determines formula variant.
data.varshaphal_ascendant_longitude	number
data.total	integer
data.sahams	array[object]
data.sahams[].slug	string
data.sahams[].name	string
data.sahams[].theme	string
data.sahams[].longitude	number
data.sahams[].rashi_index	integer
data.sahams[].rashi	string
data.sahams[].degree_in_sign	number
data.sahams[].saham_lord	string	Classical lord of the sign where this Saham falls.
data.sahams[].formula_used	string	Day or night formula and planet operands used.

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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