GET/v1/astro/ayanamsha

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 (today's UTC date). Lahiri is the Indian government standard and default for Jyotish.

Request parameters

dateoptional

string (date) | null

Date, YYYY-MM-DD. Omit for today's UTC date.

Response fields

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

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This API key has been revoked.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

Too many requests from this IP address. Please slow down.

monthly_usage_limit_exceeded

Monthly API call limit reached. Upgrade your plan to continue.

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

• Graha Nature
• Generate Kundali chart SVG
• Nakshatra Profile
• Natal Chart — Janam Kundali

Request

GET·application/json

curl

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

Python

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)

TypeScript

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);

Response

200 OK·application/jsonsigned

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "date": "2026-10-08",
    "ayanamsha": {
      "lahiri": {
        "value_decimal": 24.231033,
        "true_value_decimal": 24.233375,
        "degrees": 24,
        "minutes": 13,
        "seconds": 51.72,
        "dms": "24° 13' 51.72\"",
        "description": "Chitrapaksha ayanamsa. Indian government standard. Used by the majority of Jyotish practitioners."
      },
      "raman": {
        "value_decimal": 22.784732,
        "true_value_decimal": 22.787074,
        "degrees": 22,
        "minutes": 47,
        "seconds": 5.03,
        "dms": "22° 47' 5.03\"",
        "description": "B.V. Raman ayanamsa. 1°27' less than Lahiri on this date."
      },
      "kp": {
        "value_decimal": 24.134181,
        "true_value_decimal": 24.136523,
        "degrees": 24,
        "minutes": 8,
        "seconds": 3.05,
        "dms": "24° 8' 3.05\"",
        "description": "Krishnamurti Paddhati ayanamsa. Used for KP system calculations. 0°06' less than Lahiri on this date."
      },
      "tropical": {
        "value_decimal": 0.0,
        "true_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."
  }
}