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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

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
locationstring | nullNoCity name to resolve to lat/lon/tz automatically. Example: 'Mumbai' or 'New Delhi, India'. If provided, latitude, longitude and timezone are not required.
namestringNoPerson name associated with the birth record
datestringYesBirth date in YYYY-MM-DD format
timestring | nullNoBirth time in HH:MM 24-hour format. If omitted, sunrise chart is used as fallback.
latitudenumber | nullNoLatitude. Required if location not provided.
longitudenumber | nullNoLongitude. Required if location not provided.
timezonestring | nullNoIANA timezone. Required if location not provided.
ayanamsastringNoSidereal ayanamsa mode used in calculations

Example request

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"}'

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

FieldTypeDescription
successbooleanTrue if the request succeeded
messagestringHuman-readable status message
dataobject
data.systemstring
data.ayanamsastring
data.planetsobject
data.housesobject
data.rin_analysisobject

Errors

CodeDescriptionReference
authentication_failedMissing or invalid API key.authentication_failed
ephemeris_unavailableUpstream ephemeris service error.ephemeris_unavailable
insufficient_tierAPI key tier does not include this endpoint.insufficient_tier
internal_errorUnexpected server error.internal_error
ip_rate_limit_exceededToo many requests in a short window.ip_rate_limit_exceeded
payload_too_largeRequest body exceeds the size limit.payload_too_large
resource_not_foundReferenced resource was not found.resource_not_found
validation_errorRequest body failed schema validation.validation_error