POST/v1/astro/panchanga/choghadiya

Choghadiya periods

Calculate all 16 Choghadiya periods (8 day + 8 night) for a given date and location. Each period is classified (e.g. highly auspicious for Amrit, good, beneficial, neutral, or inauspicious) with the ruling planet.

Request parameters

daterequired

string

Date in YYYY-MM-DD format

locationoptional

string | null

City name. Example: 'Mumbai'

latitudeoptional

number | null

longitudeoptional

number | null

timezoneoptional

string | null

IANA timezone string

Response fields

success

boolean

True if the request succeeded

message

string

Human-readable status message

data

object

data.date

string

Date for which Choghadiya is calculated (YYYY-MM-DD).

data.sunrise

string

Sunrise time in HH:MM local time.

data.sunset

string

Sunset time in HH:MM local time.

data.day_choghadiya

array[object]

8 Choghadiya periods from sunrise to sunset.

data.day_choghadiya[].period

integer

Period number, 1 to 8.

data.day_choghadiya[].name

string

Choghadiya name, e.g. Amrit, Shubh, Kaal.

data.day_choghadiya[].type

string

Classification: highly auspicious, auspicious, or inauspicious.

data.day_choghadiya[].ruling_planet

string

Planet ruling this Choghadiya period.

data.day_choghadiya[].suitable_for

string

Activities suited to this period.

data.day_choghadiya[].start

string

Period start time in HH:MM local time.

data.day_choghadiya[].end

string

Period end time in HH:MM local time.

data.day_choghadiya[].is_current

boolean

True if this period is currently active.

data.night_choghadiya

array[object]

8 Choghadiya periods from sunset to next sunrise.

data.night_choghadiya[].period

integer

Period number, 1 to 8.

data.night_choghadiya[].name

string

Choghadiya name, e.g. Amrit, Shubh, Kaal.

data.night_choghadiya[].type

string

Classification: highly auspicious, auspicious, or inauspicious.

data.night_choghadiya[].ruling_planet

string

Planet ruling this Choghadiya period.

data.night_choghadiya[].suitable_for

string

Activities suited to this period.

data.night_choghadiya[].start

string

Period start time in HH:MM local time.

data.night_choghadiya[].end

string

Period end time in HH:MM local time.

data.night_choghadiya[].is_current

boolean

True if this period is currently active.

Errors

authentication_failed

Missing or invalid API key.

ephemeris_unavailable

Upstream ephemeris service error.

insufficient_tier

API key tier does not include this endpoint.

internal_error

Unexpected server error.

ip_rate_limit_exceeded

Too many requests in a short window.

payload_too_large

Request body exceeds the size limit.

resource_not_found

Referenced resource was not found.

validation_error

Request body failed schema validation.

Related endpoints

• Daily Panchanga
• Hindu festival calendar
• Monthly Panchanga calendar
• Monthly Panchanga calendar (JSON body)
• Planetary hours (Hora)
• Rahu Kaal, Gulika Kaal, Yamaganda Kaal
• Tamil Panchanga

Request

POST·application/json

curl

curl -X POST "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/astro/panchanga/choghadiya" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"date":"1990-05-15","latitude":28.6139,"longitude":77.209,"timezone":"Asia/Kolkata"}'

Python

import asterwise
from asterwise.api.astrology_api import AstrologyApi
from asterwise.models.panchanga_ext_request import PanchangaExtRequest

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

request = PanchangaExtRequest(
    date="1990-05-15",
    latitude=28.6139,
    longitude=77.209,
    timezone="Asia/Kolkata",
)

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

TypeScript

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

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

const result = await panchangaChoghadiya({
  client,
  body: {
      "date": "1990-05-15",
      "latitude": 28.6139,
      "longitude": 77.209,
      "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
  },
});

console.log(result.data);

Response

200 OK·application/jsonsigned

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "date": "1990-05-15",
    "sunrise": "05:29",
    "sunset": "19:03",
    "day_choghadiya": [
      {
        "period": 1,
        "name": "Rog",
        "type": "inauspicious",
        "ruling_planet": "Mars",
        "suitable_for": "Avoid important activities",
        "start": "05:29",
        "end": "07:11",
        "is_current": false
      },
      {
        "period": 2,
        "name": "Udveg",
        "type": "inauspicious",
        "ruling_planet": "Sun",
        "suitable_for": "Avoid new beginnings",
        "start": "07:11",
        "end": "08:53",
        "is_current": false
      },
      "... and 6 more items"
    ],
    "night_choghadiya": [
      {
        "period": 1,
        "name": "Kaal",
        "type": "inauspicious",
        "ruling_planet": "Saturn",
        "suitable_for": "Avoid auspicious activities",
        "start": "19:03",
        "end": "20:21",
        "is_current": false
      },
      {
        "period": 2,
        "name": "Labh",
        "type": "auspicious",
        "ruling_planet": "Mercury",
        "suitable_for": "Business, trade, new ventures",
        "start": "20:21",
        "end": "21:40",
        "is_current": false
      },
      "... and 6 more items"
    ]
  }
}