/v1/chart/divisional/{varga}

Divisional chart D1 through D60.

What this tells you

Divisional charts (vargas) split each sign into smaller parts and map each part to a sign, giving a separate chart for a specific life area. The most important is D9 (Navamsa) for marriage and life purpose; D10 (Dashamsa) is used for career and D7 (Saptamsa) for children. A planet placed well in D1 but badly in the relevant varga may not deliver its promised effects in that area. The response gives each planet's varga sign and house plus the varga lagna sign; it does not give degrees inside the varga.

Request

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

example request

curl "https://api.lifeastroapi.com/v1/chart/divisional/D1?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",
  "chart": {
    "varga": "D1",
    "divisor": 1,
    "name": "Rashi",
    "lagna_sign": 10,
    "planets": [
      {
        "planet": "Sun",
        "sign_index": 9,
        "house": 12
      },
      {
        "planet": "Moon",
        "sign_index": 4,
        "house": 7
      }
    ]
  }
}

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"`
chart	object	The divisional chart you asked for. example: `{ "varga": "D1", "divisor": 1, … }`
chart.varga	string	Varga code, normalised to the D-form (a request for `navamsa` or `9` returns "D9"). example: `"D1"`
chart.divisor	integer	How many parts each sign is split into (9 for D9). example: `1`
chart.name	string	Traditional name of the varga. example: `"Rashi"` Jyotish: D1=Rashi, D2=Hora, D3=Drekkana, D4=Chaturthamsa, D7=Saptamsa, D8=Ashtamsa, D9=Navamsa, D10=Dashamsa, D12=Dwadashamsa, D16=Shodashamsa, D20=Vimshamsa, D24=Chaturvimshamsa, D27=Saptavimshamsa, D30=Trimshamsa, D40=Khavedamsa, D45=Akshavedamsa, D60=Shashtiamsa.
chart.lagna_sign	integer (0–11)	Sign of the ascendant in this varga (0=Aries, …, 11=Pisces). Houses below are counted from it. example: `10`
chart.planets[]	array of 9 objects	One entry per graha, Sun to Ketu. example: `[{ "planet": "Sun", … }, …]`
chart.planets[].planet	string	Planet name. Translated with `locale`. example: `"Sun"`
chart.planets[].sign_index	integer (0–11)	Sign the planet falls in within this varga. example: `9`
chart.planets[].house	integer (1–12)	Whole-sign house counted from `lagna_sign`. example: `12`

Usage tips

How to use it

Path variable
Accepts D1, D2, D3, D4, D7, D8, D9, D10, D12, D16, D20, D24, D27, D30, D40, D45, D60. Case does not matter, and the bare number (`9`) or the name (`navamsa`) also works. Anything else returns 400 `invalid_param`.
Most apps need only D9 and D10
Start with Navamsa (marriage) and Dashamsa (career). Add others on demand.
Rendering
Place `chart.planets` by `house` for a North Indian chart, or by `sign_index` for a South Indian chart with `lagna_sign` marked.

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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