Papasamyam — Malefic Planet Compatibility

Computes Papasamyam between two natal charts. Scores each person based on Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu in houses 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 12 from Lagna, Moon, and Venus (#105). Compatible if score difference ≤ 11. person1 = groom, person2 = bride.

Endpoint

POST /v1/astro/matchmaking/papasamyam

Request parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
person1	object	Yes
person1.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.
person1.name	string	No	Person name associated with the birth record
person1.date	string	Yes	Birth date in YYYY-MM-DD format
person1.time	string \| null	No	Birth time in HH:MM 24-hour format. If omitted, sunrise chart is used as fallback.
person1.latitude	number \| null	No	Latitude. Required if location not provided.
person1.longitude	number \| null	No	Longitude. Required if location not provided.
person1.timezone	string \| null	No	IANA timezone. Required if location not provided.
person1.ayanamsa	string	No	Sidereal ayanamsa mode used in calculations
person2	object	Yes
person2.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.
person2.name	string	No	Person name associated with the birth record
person2.date	string	Yes	Birth date in YYYY-MM-DD format
person2.time	string \| null	No	Birth time in HH:MM 24-hour format. If omitted, sunrise chart is used as fallback.
person2.latitude	number \| null	No	Latitude. Required if location not provided.
person2.longitude	number \| null	No	Longitude. Required if location not provided.
person2.timezone	string \| null	No	IANA timezone. Required if location not provided.
person2.ayanamsa	string	No	Sidereal ayanamsa mode used in calculations

Example request

curl
Python
TypeScript

curl -X POST "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/astro/matchmaking/papasamyam" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"person1":{"date":"1985-11-12","time":"06:45","latitude":19.076,"longitude":72.8777,"timezone":"Asia/Kolkata"},"person2":{"date":"1988-03-24","time":"14:30","latitude":28.6139,"longitude":77.209,"timezone":"Asia/Kolkata"}}'

import asterwise
from asterwise.api.astrology_api import AstrologyApi
from asterwise.models.papasamyam_request import PapasamyamRequest

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

request = PapasamyamRequest(
    person1={'date': '1985-11-12', 'time': '06:45', 'latitude': 19.076, 'longitude': 72.8777, 'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata'},
    person2={'date': '1988-03-24', 'time': '14:30', 'latitude': 28.6139, 'longitude': 77.209, 'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata'},
)

with asterwise.ApiClient(configuration) as client:
    api = AstrologyApi(client)
    result = api.matchmaking_papasamyam(papasamyam_request=request)
    print(result)

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

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

const result = await matchmakingPapasamyam({
  client,
  body: {
      "person1": {
        "date": "1985-11-12",
        "time": "06:45",
        "latitude": 19.076,
        "longitude": 72.8777,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
      },
      "person2": {
        "date": "1988-03-24",
        "time": "14:30",
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
      }
  },
});

console.log(result.data);

Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "person1": {
      "lagna_score": 3.5,
      "moon_score": 3.5,
      "venus_score": 3.5,
      "total_score": 10.5,
      "effective_score": 10.5,
      "cancellation": false,
      "breakdown": [
        {
          "planet": "Ketu",
          "house_lagna": 1,
          "house_moon": 1,
          "house_venus": 1,
          "weight_lagna": 0.5,
          "weight_moon": 0.5,
          "weight_venus": 0.5,
          "score": 1.5
        },
        {
          "planet": "Saturn",
          "house_lagna": 2,
          "house_moon": 2,
          "house_venus": 2,
          "weight_lagna": 1.0,
          "weight_moon": 1.0,
          "weight_venus": 1.0,
          "score": 3.0
        },
        "... and 3 more items"
      ]
    },
    "person2": {
      "lagna_score": 3.0,
      "moon_score": 2.0,
      "venus_score": 0.5,
      "total_score": 5.5,
      "effective_score": 5.5,
      "cancellation": false,
      "breakdown": [
        {
          "planet": "Ketu",
          "house_lagna": 2,
          "house_moon": 3,
          "house_venus": 5,
          "weight_lagna": 1.0,
          "weight_moon": 0.0,
          "weight_venus": 0.0,
          "score": 1.0
        },
        {
          "planet": "Saturn",
          "house_lagna": 6,
          "house_moon": 7,
          "house_venus": 9,
          "weight_lagna": 0.0,
          "weight_moon": 1.0,
          "weight_venus": 0.0,
          "score": 1.0
        },
        "... and 3 more items"
      ]
    },
    "score_difference": 5.0,
    "compatible": true,
    "compatibility_level": "Good",
    "threshold": 11.0
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	True if the request succeeded
message	string	Human-readable status message
data	object
data.person1	object
data.person2	object
data.score_difference	number
data.compatible	boolean
data.compatibility_level	string
data.threshold	number

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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