POST/v1/western/aspects

Western Aspect Grid

Calculate all active aspects between any set of planetary positions. Provide a dictionary of body names to tropical ecliptic longitudes. Uses standard modern Western orbs by default: major aspects 5°, sextile 3°, minor aspects 1.5°. Custom orbs can be provided per aspect type.

Request parameters

positionsrequired

object

Dictionary of body name to tropical ecliptic longitude (0-360). Example: {"Sun": 229.6, "Moon": 221.8, "Mars": 189.6}

orbsoptional

object | null

Custom orbs per aspect type. If omitted, uses standard modern Western orbs: major=5°, sextile=3°, minor=1.5°

Response fields

success

boolean

True if the request succeeded

message

string

Human-readable status message

data

object

data.aspects

array[object]

All active aspects between the provided bodies

data.aspects[].planet_a

string

data.aspects[].planet_b

string

data.aspects[].type

string

Aspect type: conjunction | opposition | trine | square | sextile | semisextile | semisquare | sesquiquadrate | quincunx

data.aspects[].exact_angle

number

Actual angular distance between planets

data.aspects[].orb

number

Difference from exact aspect angle (always positive)

data.aspects[].is_applying

boolean

True if the aspect is applying at this instant: the planets' relative motion (instantaneous speeds) is closing the orb toward exactness. False if separating or exact.

data.orbs_used

object

Orb values used for this calculation

data.body_count

integer

Number of bodies provided

data.aspect_count

integer

Number of aspects found

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This API key has been revoked.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

• Western horary chart facts
• Western Natal Chart — Tropical
• Western significations (Lilly)

Request

POST·application/json

curl

curl -X POST "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/western/aspects" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"positions":{"Sun":229.6,"Moon":221.8,"Mars":189.6}}'

Python

import asterwise
from asterwise.api.western_astrology_api import WesternAstrologyApi
from asterwise.models.western_aspects_request import WesternAspectsRequest

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

request = WesternAspectsRequest(
    positions={'Sun': 229.6, 'Moon': 221.8, 'Mars': 189.6},
)

with asterwise.ApiClient(configuration) as client:
    api = WesternAstrologyApi(client)
    result = api.western_aspects(western_aspects_request=request)
    print(result)

TypeScript

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

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

const result = await westernAspects({
  client,
  body: {
      "positions": {
        "Sun": 229.6,
        "Moon": 221.8,
        "Mars": 189.6
      }
  },
});

console.log(result.data);

Response

200 OK·application/jsonsigned

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "aspects": [],
    "orbs_used": {
      "conjunction": 5.0,
      "opposition": 5.0,
      "trine": 5.0,
      "square": 5.0,
      "sextile": 3.0,
      "semisextile": 1.5,
      "semisquare": 1.5,
      "sesquiquadrate": 1.5,
      "quincunx": 1.5
    },
    "body_count": 3,
    "aspect_count": 0
  }
}