KP Natal Chart

Computes the KP (Krishnamurti Paddhati) natal chart using Krishnamurti ayanamsa and Placidus house system. Returns planet positions with nakshatra lord and sub-lord, and all 12 house cusps with sub-lords. Request JSON follows BirthInput: name, date (YYYY-MM-DD), time (HH:MM, required), either location or latitude/longitude/timezone, optional ayanamsa.

Endpoint

POST /v1/astro/kp/chart

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

Example request

curl
Python
TypeScript

curl -X POST "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/astro/kp/chart" \
  -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"}'

import asterwise
from asterwise.api.kp_api import KpApi
from asterwise.models.kp_birth_request import KPBirthRequest

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

request = KPBirthRequest(
    date="1985-11-12",
    time="06:45",
    latitude=19.076,
    longitude=72.8777,
    timezone="Asia/Kolkata",
)

with asterwise.ApiClient(configuration) as client:
    api = KpApi(client)
    result = api.kp_chart(kp_birth_request=request)
    print(result)

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

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

const result = await kpChart({
  client,
  body: {
      "date": "1985-11-12",
      "time": "06:45",
      "latitude": 19.076,
      "longitude": 72.8777,
      "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
  },
});

console.log(result.data);

Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "ayanamsa": "kp",
    "lagna": {
      "rashi": "Tula",
      "rashi_index": 6,
      "longitude": 205.3949,
      "nakshatra_lord": "Jupiter",
      "sub_lord": "Mercury"
    },
    "planets": {
      "Sun": {
        "longitude": 206.0339,
        "rashi_index": 6,
        "rashi": "Tula",
        "degree": 26.0339,
        "is_retrograde": false,
        "house": 1,
        "nakshatra_index": 15,
        "nakshatra_lord": "Jupiter",
        "sub_lord": "Ketu"
      },
      "Moon": {
        "longitude": 198.2755,
        "rashi_index": 6,
        "rashi": "Tula",
        "degree": 18.2755,
        "is_retrograde": false,
        "house": 1,
        "nakshatra_index": 14,
        "nakshatra_lord": "Rahu",
        "sub_lord": "Moon"
      },
      "Mars": {
        "longitude": 166.0897,
        "rashi_index": 5,
        "rashi": "Kanya",
        "degree": 16.0897,
        "is_retrograde": false,
        "house": 12,
        "nakshatra_index": 12,
        "nakshatra_lord": "Moon",
        "sub_lord": "Saturn"
      },
      "Mercury": {
        "longitude": 228.6163,
        "rashi_index": 7,
        "rashi": "Vrischika",
        "degree": 18.6163,
        "is_retrograde": false,
        "house": 2,
        "nakshatra_index": 17,
        "nakshatra_lord": "Mercury",
        "sub_lord": "Ketu"
      },
      "Jupiter": {
        "longitude": 286.0532,
        "rashi_index": 9,
        "rashi": "Makara",
        "degree": 16.0532,
        "is_retrograde": false,
        "house": 4,
        "nakshatra_index": 21,
        "nakshatra_lord": "Moon",
        "sub_lord": "Saturn"
      },
      "Venus": {
        "longitude": 189.4692,
        "rashi_index": 6,
        "rashi": "Tula",
        "degree": 9.4692,
        "is_retrograde": false,
        "house": 1,
        "nakshatra_index": 14,
        "nakshatra_lord": "Rahu",
        "sub_lord": "Jupiter"
      },
      "Saturn": {
        "longitude": 215.8406,
        "rashi_index": 7,
        "rashi": "Vrischika",
        "degree": 5.8406,
        "is_retrograde": false,
        "house": 2,
        "nakshatra_index": 16,
        "nakshatra_lord": "Saturn",
        "sub_lord": "Mercury"
      },
      "Rahu": {
        "longitude": 14.9024,
        "rashi_index": 0,
        "rashi": "Mesha",
        "degree": 14.9024,
        "is_retrograde": true,
        "house": 7,
        "nakshatra_index": 1,
        "nakshatra_lord": "Venus",
        "sub_lord": "Venus"
      },
      "Ketu": {
        "longitude": 194.9024,
        "rashi_index": 6,
        "rashi": "Tula",
        "degree": 14.9024,
        "is_retrograde": true,
        "house": 1,
        "nakshatra_index": 14,
        "nakshatra_lord": "Rahu",
        "sub_lord": "Ketu"
      }
    },
    "house_cusps": {
      "1": {
        "longitude": 205.3949,
        "rashi_index": 6,
        "rashi": "Tula",
        "nakshatra_lord": "Jupiter",
        "sub_lord": "Mercury"
      },
      "2": {
        "longitude": 234.6095,
        "rashi_index": 7,
        "rashi": "Vrischika",
        "nakshatra_lord": "Mercury",
        "sub_lord": "Rahu"
      },
      "3": {
        "longitude": 264.9467,
        "rashi_index": 8,
        "rashi": "Dhanu",
        "nakshatra_lord": "Venus",
        "sub_lord": "Mercury"
      },
      "4": {
        "longitude": 296.7805,
        "rashi_index": 9,
        "rashi": "Makara",
        "nakshatra_lord": "Mars",
        "sub_lord": "Jupiter"
      },
      "5": {
        "longitude": 328.9134,
        "rashi_index": 10,
        "rashi": "Kumbha",
        "nakshatra_lord": "Jupiter",
        "sub_lord": "Sun"
      },
      "6": {
        "longitude": 358.8425,
        "rashi_index": 11,
        "rashi": "Meena",
        "nakshatra_lord": "Mercury",
        "sub_lord": "Saturn"
      },
      "7": {
        "longitude": 25.3949,
        "rashi_index": 0,
        "rashi": "Mesha",
        "nakshatra_lord": "Venus",
        "sub_lord": "Mercury"
      },
      "8": {
        "longitude": 54.6095,
        "rashi_index": 1,
        "rashi": "Vrishabha",
        "nakshatra_lord": "Mars",
        "sub_lord": "Rahu"
      },
      "9": {
        "longitude": 84.9467,
        "rashi_index": 2,
        "rashi": "Mithuna",
        "nakshatra_lord": "Jupiter",
        "sub_lord": "Mercury"
      },
      "10": {
        "longitude": 116.7805,
        "rashi_index": 3,
        "rashi": "Karka",
        "nakshatra_lord": "Mercury",
        "sub_lord": "Jupiter"
      },
      "11": {
        "longitude": 148.9134,
        "rashi_index": 4,
        "rashi": "Simha",
        "nakshatra_lord": "Sun",
        "sub_lord": "Mars"
      },
      "12": {
        "longitude": 178.8425,
        "rashi_index": 5,
        "rashi": "Kanya",
        "nakshatra_lord": "Mars",
        "sub_lord": "Saturn"
      }
    }
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	True if the request succeeded
message	string	Human-readable status message
data	object
data.ayanamsa	string
data.lagna	object
data.lagna.rashi	string
data.lagna.rashi_index	integer
data.lagna.longitude	number
data.lagna.nakshatra_lord	string
data.lagna.sub_lord	string
data.planets	object
data.house_cusps	object

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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