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.

Endpoint

POST /v1/astro/panchanga/rahu-kaal

Request parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
date	string	Yes	Date in YYYY-MM-DD format
location	string \| null	No	City name. Example: 'Mumbai'
latitude	number \| null	No
longitude	number \| null	No
timezone	string \| null	No	IANA timezone string

Example request

curl
Python
TypeScript

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"}'

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)

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);

Example response

{
  "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
    }
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
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

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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