POST/v1/astro/panchanga/rahu-kaal

Rahu Kaal, Gulika Kaal, Yamaganda Kaal

Calculate the three inauspicious time periods for a given date and location. Rahu Kaal, Gulika Kaal (Mandi), and Yamaganda Kaal are avoided for starting auspicious activities. All three are based on dividing the day into 8 equal parts from sunrise to sunset.

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 Rahu Kaal 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.rahu_kaal

object

data.rahu_kaal.start

string

Period start time in HH:MM local time.

data.rahu_kaal.end

string

Period end time in HH:MM local time.

data.rahu_kaal.duration_minutes

integer

Duration of the period in minutes.

data.rahu_kaal.is_active

boolean

True if this period is currently active.

data.gulika_kaal

object

data.gulika_kaal.start

string

Period start time in HH:MM local time.

data.gulika_kaal.end

string

Period end time in HH:MM local time.

data.gulika_kaal.duration_minutes

integer

Duration of the period in minutes.

data.gulika_kaal.is_active

boolean

True if this period is currently active.

data.yamaganda_kaal

object

data.yamaganda_kaal.start

string

Period start time in HH:MM local time.

data.yamaganda_kaal.end

string

Period end time in HH:MM local time.

data.yamaganda_kaal.duration_minutes

integer

Duration of the period in minutes.

data.yamaganda_kaal.is_active

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

• Choghadiya periods
• Daily Panchanga
• Hindu festival calendar
• Monthly Panchanga calendar
• Monthly Panchanga calendar (JSON body)
• Planetary hours (Hora)
• Tamil Panchanga

Request

POST·application/json

curl

curl -X POST "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/astro/panchanga/rahu-kaal" \
  -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_rahu_kaal(panchanga_ext_request=request)
    print(result)

TypeScript

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

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

const result = await panchangaRahuKaal({
  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",
    "rahu_kaal": {
      "start": "15:40",
      "end": "17:22",
      "duration_minutes": 102,
      "is_active": false
    },
    "gulika_kaal": {
      "start": "12:16",
      "end": "13:58",
      "duration_minutes": 102,
      "is_active": false
    },
    "yamaganda_kaal": {
      "start": "07:11",
      "end": "08:53",
      "duration_minutes": 102,
      "is_active": false
    }
  }
}