Ghat Chakra

Returns the four Ghatak (inauspicious) timing parameters for a native based on their Janma Rasi (natal Moon sign). Ghat Chakra identifies the lunar month (Masa), lunar day group (Tithi), weekday (Vara), and transit nakshatra that are persistently inauspicious for that individual. When transit periods align with these Ghatak parameters, starting new ventures, surgery, travel, or auspicious ceremonies should be avoided.

Endpoint

POST /v1/astro/ghat-chakra

Request parameters

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

Example request

curl
Python
TypeScript

curl -X POST "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/astro/ghat-chakra" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"date":"1985-11-12","time":"06:45","latitude":19.076,"longitude":72.8777,"timezone":"Asia/Kolkata"}'

import asterwise
from asterwise.api.astrology_api import AstrologyApi
from asterwise.models.birth_input import BirthInput

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

request = BirthInput(
    date="1985-11-12",
    time="06:45",
    latitude=19.076,
    longitude=72.8777,
    timezone="Asia/Kolkata",
)

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

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

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

const result = await ghatChakra({
  client,
  body: {
      "date": "1985-11-12",
      "time": "06:45",
      "latitude": 19.076,
      "longitude": 72.8777,
      "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
  },
});

console.log(result.data);

Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "janma_rasi": "Tula",
    "janma_rasi_index": 6,
    "ghatak_parameters": {
      "masa": {
        "name": "Pausha",
        "description": "Pausha is the Ghatak lunar month for Tula Janma Rasi natives. Avoid major life events during this month."
      },
      "tithi": {
        "group": "Rikta",
        "tithi_numbers": [
          4,
          9,
          "... and 1 more item"
        ],
        "description": "Rikta tithis (4th, 9th, 14th) — empty/void days are Ghatak tithis for Tula Janma Rasi natives. Avoid initiating importan…"
      },
      "vara": {
        "day": "Thursday",
        "description": "Thursday is the Ghatak weekday for Tula Janma Rasi natives. Avoid major decisions, travel, or auspicious events on this…"
      },
      "nakshatra": {
        "name": "Shatabhisha",
        "description": "Shatabhisha is the Ghatak nakshatra for Tula Janma Rasi natives. When the transit Moon is in this nakshatra, the period…"
      }
    },
    "guidance": "Ghat Chakra identifies the four parameters that are consistently inauspicious for a native based on their Janma Rasi. Wh…",
    "avoidance_guidance": [
      "New business ventures or contract signings",
      "Major surgery or medical procedures",
      "... and 3 more items"
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	True if the request succeeded
message	string	Human-readable status message
data	object
data.janma_rasi	string
data.janma_rasi_index	integer
data.ghatak_parameters	object
data.ghatak_parameters.masa	object
data.ghatak_parameters.masa.name	string
data.ghatak_parameters.masa.description	string
data.ghatak_parameters.tithi	object
data.ghatak_parameters.tithi.group	string
data.ghatak_parameters.tithi.tithi_numbers	array[integer]
data.ghatak_parameters.tithi.description	string
data.ghatak_parameters.vara	object
data.ghatak_parameters.vara.day	string
data.ghatak_parameters.vara.description	string
data.ghatak_parameters.nakshatra	object
data.ghatak_parameters.nakshatra.name	string
data.ghatak_parameters.nakshatra.description	string
data.guidance	string
data.avoidance_guidance	array[string]

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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