Lal Kitab Chart

Computes a Lal Kitab chart using fixed sign=house mapping (Aries=House1, Taurus=House2, ..., Pisces=House12). Returns all 9 planets with Lal Kitab-specific flags: Pucca Ghar (permanent strong house), Kachcha Ghar (weak house), Uchcha (exaltation), and Neecha (debilitation). Lahiri ayanamsa always used.

Endpoint

POST /v1/astro/lal-kitab/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/lal-kitab/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.lal_kitab_api import LalKitabApi
from asterwise.models.lal_kitab_request import LalKitabRequest

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

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

with asterwise.ApiClient(configuration) as client:
    api = LalKitabApi(client)
    result = api.lal_kitab_chart(lal_kitab_request=request)
    print(result)

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

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

const result = await lalKitabChart({
  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": {
    "system": "lal_kitab",
    "ayanamsa": "lahiri",
    "planets": {
      "Sun": {
        "longitude": 205.9371,
        "rashi_index": 6,
        "rashi": "Tula",
        "lk_house": 7,
        "house_lord": "Venus",
        "is_retrograde": false,
        "pucca_ghar": false,
        "kachcha_ghar": true,
        "uchcha": false,
        "neecha": false,
        "pucca_house": 1,
        "kachcha_house": 7
      },
      "Moon": {
        "longitude": 198.1787,
        "rashi_index": 6,
        "rashi": "Tula",
        "lk_house": 7,
        "house_lord": "Venus",
        "is_retrograde": false,
        "pucca_ghar": false,
        "kachcha_ghar": false,
        "uchcha": false,
        "neecha": false,
        "pucca_house": 4,
        "kachcha_house": 10
      },
      "Mars": {
        "longitude": 165.9928,
        "rashi_index": 5,
        "rashi": "Kanya",
        "lk_house": 6,
        "house_lord": "Mercury",
        "is_retrograde": false,
        "pucca_ghar": false,
        "kachcha_ghar": false,
        "uchcha": false,
        "neecha": false,
        "pucca_house": 3,
        "kachcha_house": 9
      },
      "Mercury": {
        "longitude": 228.5195,
        "rashi_index": 7,
        "rashi": "Vrischika",
        "lk_house": 8,
        "house_lord": "Mars",
        "is_retrograde": false,
        "pucca_ghar": false,
        "kachcha_ghar": false,
        "uchcha": false,
        "neecha": false,
        "pucca_house": 7,
        "kachcha_house": 1
      },
      "Jupiter": {
        "longitude": 285.9563,
        "rashi_index": 9,
        "rashi": "Makara",
        "lk_house": 10,
        "house_lord": "Saturn",
        "is_retrograde": false,
        "pucca_ghar": true,
        "kachcha_ghar": false,
        "uchcha": false,
        "neecha": true,
        "pucca_house": 10,
        "kachcha_house": 4
      },
      "Venus": {
        "longitude": 189.3724,
        "rashi_index": 6,
        "rashi": "Tula",
        "lk_house": 7,
        "house_lord": "Venus",
        "is_retrograde": false,
        "pucca_ghar": true,
        "kachcha_ghar": false,
        "uchcha": false,
        "neecha": false,
        "pucca_house": 7,
        "kachcha_house": 1
      },
      "Saturn": {
        "longitude": 215.7437,
        "rashi_index": 7,
        "rashi": "Vrischika",
        "lk_house": 8,
        "house_lord": "Mars",
        "is_retrograde": false,
        "pucca_ghar": true,
        "kachcha_ghar": false,
        "uchcha": false,
        "neecha": false,
        "pucca_house": 8,
        "kachcha_house": 2
      },
      "Rahu": {
        "longitude": 14.8056,
        "rashi_index": 0,
        "rashi": "Mesha",
        "lk_house": 1,
        "house_lord": "Mars",
        "is_retrograde": true,
        "pucca_ghar": false,
        "kachcha_ghar": false,
        "uchcha": false,
        "neecha": false,
        "pucca_house": 12,
        "kachcha_house": 6
      },
      "Ketu": {
        "longitude": 194.8056,
        "rashi_index": 6,
        "rashi": "Tula",
        "lk_house": 7,
        "house_lord": "Venus",
        "is_retrograde": true,
        "pucca_ghar": false,
        "kachcha_ghar": false,
        "uchcha": false,
        "neecha": false,
        "pucca_house": 6,
        "kachcha_house": 12
      }
    },
    "houses": {
      "1": {
        "house": 1,
        "rashi_index": 0,
        "rashi": "Mesha",
        "lord": "Mars",
        "occupants": [
          "Rahu"
        ],
        "signification": "Self, body, status, father",
        "has_benefic": false,
        "has_malefic": true
      },
      "2": {
        "house": 2,
        "rashi_index": 1,
        "rashi": "Vrishabha",
        "lord": "Venus",
        "occupants": [],
        "signification": "Wealth, family, speech, eyes",
        "has_benefic": false,
        "has_malefic": false
      },
      "3": {
        "house": 3,
        "rashi_index": 2,
        "rashi": "Mithuna",
        "lord": "Mercury",
        "occupants": [],
        "signification": "Siblings, courage, arms, short journeys",
        "has_benefic": false,
        "has_malefic": false
      },
      "4": {
        "house": 4,
        "rashi_index": 3,
        "rashi": "Karka",
        "lord": "Moon",
        "occupants": [],
        "signification": "Mother, home, land, vehicles, heart",
        "has_benefic": false,
        "has_malefic": false
      },
      "5": {
        "house": 5,
        "rashi_index": 4,
        "rashi": "Simha",
        "lord": "Sun",
        "occupants": [],
        "signification": "Children, education, intelligence, stomach",
        "has_benefic": false,
        "has_malefic": false
      },
      "6": {
        "house": 6,
        "rashi_index": 5,
        "rashi": "Kanya",
        "lord": "Mercury",
        "occupants": [
          "Mars"
        ],
        "signification": "Enemies, debts, disease, maternal uncle",
        "has_benefic": false,
        "has_malefic": true
      },
      "7": {
        "house": 7,
        "rashi_index": 6,
        "rashi": "Tula",
        "lord": "Venus",
        "occupants": [
          "Sun",
          "Moon",
          "... and 2 more items"
        ],
        "signification": "Spouse, partnerships, business, lower body",
        "has_benefic": true,
        "has_malefic": true
      },
      "8": {
        "house": 8,
        "rashi_index": 7,
        "rashi": "Vrischika",
        "lord": "Mars",
        "occupants": [
          "Mercury",
          "Saturn"
        ],
        "signification": "Longevity, obstacles, inheritance, in-laws",
        "has_benefic": true,
        "has_malefic": true
      },
      "9": {
        "house": 9,
        "rashi_index": 8,
        "rashi": "Dhanu",
        "lord": "Jupiter",
        "occupants": [],
        "signification": "Luck, dharma, father, long journeys, thighs",
        "has_benefic": false,
        "has_malefic": false
      },
      "10": {
        "house": 10,
        "rashi_index": 9,
        "rashi": "Makara",
        "lord": "Saturn",
        "occupants": [
          "Jupiter"
        ],
        "signification": "Career, authority, government, knees",
        "has_benefic": true,
        "has_malefic": false
      },
      "11": {
        "house": 11,
        "rashi_index": 10,
        "rashi": "Kumbha",
        "lord": "Saturn",
        "occupants": [],
        "signification": "Gains, income, elder siblings, ankles",
        "has_benefic": false,
        "has_malefic": false
      },
      "12": {
        "house": 12,
        "rashi_index": 11,
        "rashi": "Meena",
        "lord": "Jupiter",
        "occupants": [],
        "signification": "Losses, foreign lands, spirituality, feet",
        "has_benefic": false,
        "has_malefic": false
      }
    },
    "rin_analysis": {
      "pitru_rin": true,
      "matru_rin": true,
      "bhai_rin": false,
      "stri_rin": true,
      "dev_rin": false,
      "active_rins": [
        "pitru_rin",
        "matru_rin",
        "... and 1 more item"
      ],
      "rin_remedies": [
        {
          "rin": "pitru_rin",
          "planet": "Sun",
          "totka": "Throw jaggery or copper coins in running water; respect father"
        },
        {
          "rin": "matru_rin",
          "planet": "Moon",
          "totka": "Keep square silver piece in wallet; take mother's blessings"
        },
        "... and 1 more item"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	True if the request succeeded
message	string	Human-readable status message
data	object
data.system	string
data.ayanamsa	string
data.planets	object
data.houses	object
data.rin_analysis	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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