Ayanamsha Values

Returns ayanamsha values for all four supported systems (Lahiri, Raman, KP, Tropical) for a given date. Each system returns the value in decimal degrees and DMS (degrees/minutes/seconds) format. Pass ?date=YYYY-MM-DD for a specific date. Omit ?date to get today's values. Lahiri is the Indian government standard and default for Jyotish.

Endpoint

GET /v1/astro/ayanamsha

Request parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
date	string (date) \| null	No

Example request

curl
Python
TypeScript

curl -X GET "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/astro/ayanamsha" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

import asterwise
from asterwise.api.astrology_api import AstrologyApi

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

with asterwise.ApiClient(configuration) as client:
    api = AstrologyApi(client)
    result = api.ayanamsha()
    print(result)

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

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

const result = await ayanamsha({
  client,
});

console.log(result.data);

Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "date": "2026-05-28",
    "ayanamsha": {
      "lahiri": {
        "value_decimal": 24.225946,
        "degrees": 24,
        "minutes": 13,
        "seconds": 33.4,
        "dms": "24° 13' 33.4\"",
        "description": "Chitrapaksha ayanamsa. Indian government standard. Used by the majority of Jyotish practitioners."
      },
      "raman": {
        "value_decimal": 22.779644,
        "degrees": 22,
        "minutes": 46,
        "seconds": 46.72,
        "dms": "22° 46' 46.72\"",
        "description": "B.V. Raman ayanamsa. Differs from Lahiri by approximately 0°22'. Common in South Indian traditions."
      },
      "kp": {
        "value_decimal": 24.129093,
        "degrees": 24,
        "minutes": 7,
        "seconds": 44.74,
        "dms": "24° 7' 44.74\"",
        "description": "Krishnamurti Paddhati ayanamsa. Used for KP system calculations. Differs from Lahiri by approximately 6'."
      },
      "tropical": {
        "value_decimal": 0.0,
        "degrees": 0,
        "minutes": 0,
        "seconds": 0.0,
        "dms": "0° 0' 0.0\"",
        "description": "Zero ayanamsa offset. Returns Western tropical zodiac positions. Not recommended for Jyotish interpretation."
      }
    },
    "note": "All values computed using Swiss Ephemeris DE431. Lahiri is recommended for Jyotish calculations."
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	True if the request succeeded
message	string	Human-readable status message
data	object
data.date	string	Date in ISO YYYY-MM-DD format
data.ayanamsha	object	Ayanamsha values keyed by system name (lahiri, raman, kp, tropical)
data.note	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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