/v1/chart/combustion

Combustion status for each planet.

What this tells you

A planet too close to the Sun is "combust" — its significations are weakened because it's "burned" by the Sun's rays. Each planet has its own classical threshold per Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra. Combustion is a major weakening factor separate from dignity.

Request

All requests require an Authorization header with your dv_live_* API key.

example request

curl "https://api.lifeastroapi.com/v1/chart/combustion?date=1990-01-15&tz=Asia%2FKolkata&lat=19.076&lon=72.8777&time=10%3A30" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Query parameters

Checked against the API: a parameter is marked required when the request fails without it.

Name	Required	Example	Description
`date`	yes	`1990-01-15`	Birth date (YYYY-MM-DD).
`tz`	yes	`Asia/Kolkata`	Birth place timezone: IANA name (Asia/Kolkata) or UTC offset (+05:30).
`lat`	yes	`19.076`	Birth place latitude in decimal degrees.
`lon`	yes	`72.8777`	Birth place longitude in decimal degrees.
`time`	no	`10:30`	Birth time (HH:MM, 24-hour, local). Defaults to 12:00.
`ayanamsa`	no	—	Ayanamsa (sidereal offset) to use. Defaults to lahiri.

Response (200 OK)

The real response to the example request above, generated from the API itself. Long arrays are trimmed to their first two items. Field names are stable across versions.

200 response

{
  "date": "1990-01-15",
  "time": "10:30",
  "location": {
    "lat": 19.076,
    "lon": 72.8777,
    "alt": 0
  },
  "tz": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "ayanamsa": "lahiri",
  "ayanamsa_value": 23.71795,
  "house_system": "whole_sign",
  "combustion": [
    {
      "planet": "Sun",
      "is_combust": false,
      "orb_used": 0,
      "angular_sep": 0,
      "is_retro": false
    },
    {
      "planet": "Moon",
      "is_combust": false,
      "orb_used": 12,
      "angular_sep": 130.93603,
      "is_retro": false
    }
  ]
}

Field reference

Every field in the response, with its type, a real example, and what it means.

Field	Type	Meaning
date	string	Birth date you sent (YYYY-MM-DD), echoed back. example: `"1990-01-15"`
time	string	Birth time you sent, echoed back. "12:00" when you leave `time` out. example: `"10:30"`
tz	string	Timezone you sent (IANA name or fixed offset such as +05:30), echoed back. example: `"Asia/Kolkata"`
location	object	Birth coordinates used. `alt` is in metres and is 0 unless you send `alt`. example: `{ "lat": 19.076, "lon": 72.8777, "alt": 0 }`
ayanamsa	string	Ayanamsa used. Default lahiri; set it with the `ayanamsa` parameter (lahiri, raman, krishnamurti, fagan, yukteshwar, true_chitrapaksha). example: `"lahiri"`
ayanamsa_value	number	Ayanamsa in degrees at the birth moment. Sidereal longitude = tropical longitude − this value. example: `23.71795`
house_system	string	Echo of the optional `house_system` parameter (default whole_sign). This endpoint does not use it, so you never need to send it; only /v1/chart/houses changes with it. example: `"whole_sign"`
combustion[]	array of 9 objects	One entry per graha, Sun to Ketu. Sun, Rahu and Ketu are always `is_combust: false` with `orb_used: 0`; the Sun also has `angular_sep: 0`. example: `[{ "planet": "Sun", "is_combust": false, … }, …]`
combustion[].planet	string	Planet name. Translated with `locale`. example: `"Sun"`
combustion[].is_combust	boolean	True when `angular_sep` is less than `orb_used`. example: `false`
combustion[].orb_used	number (degrees)	Combustion limit applied: Moon 12°, Mars 17°, Mercury 14° (12° when retrograde), Jupiter 11°, Venus 10° (8° when retrograde), Saturn 15°. 0 for Sun, Rahu and Ketu (not combustible). example: `0`
combustion[].angular_sep	number (0–180)	Shortest angular distance from the Sun in degrees of sidereal longitude. example: `0`
combustion[].is_retro	boolean	Retrograde status — changes the limit for Mercury and Venus. example: `false`

Usage tips

How to use it

Combined with dignity for strength
A planet that is both combust AND debilitated needs special remedies. Surface this combination prominently.
Mercury is combust often
Mercury is always within about 28° of the Sun, so it is often inside its 14° limit (12° when retrograde). Don't alarm users unnecessarily.

Errors

Every error follows the same envelope. Use the error.code field (not the message) for conditional logic in your integration.

401 Unauthorized

{
  "error": {
    "code": "unauthorized",
    "message": "missing or invalid API key",
    "request_id": "req_01hqy7k8c3e7m1n"
  }
}

402 Payment Required

{
  "error": {
    "code": "trial_exhausted",
    "message": "your free trial credits are exhausted — pick a plan to continue",
    "top_up_url": "https://lifeastroapi.com/pricing",
    "request_id": "req_01hqy7k8c3e7m1n"
  }
}

429 Too Many Requests

{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limited",
    "message": "rate limit exceeded; retry after 12 seconds",
    "request_id": "req_01hqy7k8c3e7m1n"
  }
}

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