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.

GET works too

GET /v1/astro/panchanga/rahu-kaal: Same answer as the POST route with the same fields as query parameters; cacheable (public, 10 minutes). Current-moment flags such as is_current may lag by up to the cache age.

Request parameters

daterequired

string

Date in YYYY-MM-DD format

locationoptional

string | null

City name. Example: 'Mumbai'

latitudeoptional

number | null

Latitude in decimal degrees, north positive. Use with longitude and timezone instead of location.

longitudeoptional

number | null

Longitude in decimal degrees, east positive. Use with latitude and timezone instead of location.

timezoneoptional

string | null

IANA timezone string

Response fields

success

boolean

True if the request succeeded

message

string

Human-readable status message

data

object

data.status

string

ok, or no_sunrise when the place has no sunrise or sunset on that date (polar latitudes): the window fields are then null.

data.status_detail

string | null

Plain-English reason when status is not ok.

data.date

string

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

data.sunrise

string | null

Sunrise time in HH:MM local time.

data.sunrise_at

string | null

Sunrise time, ISO 8601 local time with date and UTC offset.

data.sunrise_utc

string | null

Sunrise time, ISO 8601 UTC with Z.

data.sunset

string | null

Sunset time in HH:MM local time.

data.sunset_at

string | null

Sunset time, ISO 8601 local time with date and UTC offset.

data.sunset_utc

string | null

Sunset time, ISO 8601 UTC with Z.

data.rahu_kaal

KaalPeriod | null

Rahu Kaal period — inauspicious for new beginnings.

data.gulika_kaal

KaalPeriod | null

Gulika Kaal (Mandi) period — inauspicious.

data.yamaganda_kaal

KaalPeriod | null

Yamaganda Kaal period — inauspicious.

Errors

api_key_invalid

Invalid API key format.

api_key_missing

API key is missing. Include it in the Authorization header as 'Bearer YOUR_KEY'.

api_key_not_found

The provided API key was not found. Verify the key in your Asterwise dashboard.

api_key_revoked

This API key has been revoked.

burst_limit_exceeded

Too many requests per minute. Please slow down.

internal_error

Something went wrong on our end. Please try again, or contact [email protected] if the problem persists. Include your request_id when contacting support.

ip_rate_limit_exceeded

Too many requests from this IP address. Please slow down.

monthly_usage_limit_exceeded

Monthly API call limit reached. Upgrade your plan to continue.

payload_too_large

Request body exceeds maximum allowed size of 64KB.

subscription_expired

Your subscription has expired. Please renew at asterwise.com/dashboard to continue.

validation_error

The request couldn't be processed. See the 'details' field for specific field-level issues.

Related endpoints

• Choghadiya periods
• Daily Panchanga
• Hindu festival and vrat calendar
• Monthly Panchanga calendar
• 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": "05:31",
    "sunrise_at": "1990-05-15T05:30:44+05:30",
    "sunrise_utc": "1990-05-15T00:00:44Z",
    "sunset": "19:05",
    "sunset_at": "1990-05-15T19:04:31+05:30",
    "sunset_utc": "1990-05-15T13:34:31Z",
    "rahu_kaal": {
      "start": "15:41",
      "start_at": "1990-05-15T15:41:04+05:30",
      "start_utc": "1990-05-15T10:11:04Z",
      "end": "17:23",
      "end_at": "1990-05-15T17:22:48+05:30",
      "end_utc": "1990-05-15T11:52:48Z",
      "duration_minutes": 102,
      "is_active": false
    },
    "gulika_kaal": {
      "start": "12:18",
      "start_at": "1990-05-15T12:17:37+05:30",
      "start_utc": "1990-05-15T06:47:37Z",
      "end": "13:59",
      "end_at": "1990-05-15T13:59:21+05:30",
      "end_utc": "1990-05-15T08:29:21Z",
      "duration_minutes": 102,
      "is_active": false
    },
    "yamaganda_kaal": {
      "start": "08:54",
      "start_at": "1990-05-15T08:54:11+05:30",
      "start_utc": "1990-05-15T03:24:11Z",
      "end": "10:36",
      "end_at": "1990-05-15T10:35:54+05:30",
      "end_utc": "1990-05-15T05:05:54Z",
      "duration_minutes": 102,
      "is_active": false
    },
    "status": "ok"
  }
}