POST/v1/astro/varshaphal/saham

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 + C, plus 30° when C is not on the arc from B forward to A (Tajika Neelakanthi). C is the Varsha ascendant except for Mitra (Venus) and Santapa (the 6th house, ascendant + 150°). For a night return A and B swap, except Vyapara. Day formulas: Punya Moon-Sun, Vidya Sun-Moon, Yashas Jupiter-Punya, Mitra Jupiter-Punya+Venus, Mahatmya Punya-Mars, Asha Saturn-Mars, Karmakarya Mars-Mercury, Vyapara Mars-Saturn, Vivaha Venus-Saturn, Santapa Saturn-Moon+6th house. Yashas, Mitra and Mahatmya use Punya Saham as an operand — computed first.

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

timerequired

string

Birth time in HH:MM 24-hour format. Required: this endpoint has no sunrise 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 (unless utc_offset is given). For dates before the zone adopted a standard time, the birthplace's local mean time (longitude / 15 hours) is used.

utc_offsetoptional

string | null

Optional explicit UTC offset of the birth time, as ±HH:MM or ±HH:MM:SS (e.g. '+04:51:31' for Bombay mean time). Overrides the offset timezone would give. Use it when the birth record states the offset, or for historical local times the IANA database cannot represent.

ayanamsaoptional

string

Sidereal ayanamsa mode used in calculations

target_yearrequired

integer

Varshaphal year, e.g. 2026: the solar return nearest the birthday in this year (in UT it can fall the day before or after the birthday, or on 31 December for a 1 January birthday). Each year gives a different return. Must not be before the birth year.

Response fields

success

boolean

True if the request succeeded

message

string

Human-readable status message

data

object

data.birth_time_provided

boolean

True when a birth time was supplied. False when it was not: house, Ascendant and Moon-dependent results then carry the accuracy limits of an unknown birth time.

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

api_key_invalid

Invalid API key format.

api_key_missing

API key is missing. Include it in the Authorization header as 'Bearer YOUR_KEY'.

api_key_not_found

The provided API key was not found. Verify the key in your Asterwise dashboard.

api_key_revoked

This API key has been revoked.

burst_limit_exceeded

Too many requests per minute. Please slow down.

internal_error

Something went wrong on our end. Please try again, or contact [email protected] if the problem persists. Include your request_id when contacting support.

ip_rate_limit_exceeded

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monthly_usage_limit_exceeded

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payload_too_large

Request body exceeds maximum allowed size of 64KB.

subscription_expired

Your subscription has expired. Please renew at asterwise.com/dashboard to continue.

validation_error

The request couldn't be processed. See the 'details' field for specific field-level issues.

Related endpoints

• Gochar — Transit Analysis
• Muhurta — Auspicious Timing
• Personal Nakshatra Prediction (Tarabala)
• Planetary transits — Gochar
• Prashna (Horary Chart)
• Tarabala and Chandrabala
• Varshaphal — Solar Return Chart
• Varshaphal — Harsha Bala
• Vedic daily factors
• Vedic events over a date range

Request

POST·application/json

curl

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}'

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_saham(varshaphal_request=request)
    print(result)

TypeScript

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);

Response

200 OK·application/jsonsigned

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "target_year": 2026,
    "ayanamsa": "lahiri",
    "solar_return_utc": "2026-11-12T13:27:00Z",
    "is_day_return": false,
    "varshaphal_ascendant_longitude": 41.855459,
    "total": 10,
    "sahams": [
      {
        "slug": "punya",
        "name": "Punya Saham",
        "theme": "Fortune and Luck",
        "longitude": 5.4946,
        "rashi_index": 0,
        "rashi": "Mesha",
        "degree_in_sign": 5.4946,
        "saham_lord": "Mars",
        "formula_used": "night: Sun - Moon + Asc"
      },
      {
        "slug": "vidya",
        "name": "Vidya Saham",
        "theme": "Education and Learning",
        "longitude": 108.2164,
        "rashi_index": 3,
        "rashi": "Karka",
        "degree_in_sign": 18.2164,
        "saham_lord": "Moon",
        "formula_used": "night: Moon - Sun + Asc"
      },
      "... and 8 more items"
    ]
  }
}