/v1/chart/nakshatra

Nakshatra, pada and nakshatra lord of all 9 planets.

What this tells you

Returns the nakshatra, pada and nakshatra lord of each of the 9 grahas, by name. The Moon's entry is the Janma Nakshatra, used for dasha start, naming and matching. The Moon-nakshatra attributes used in Ashtakoota (varna, vashya, yoni, gana, nadi) are not here — call /v1/chart/avakhada for those. For nakshatra index numbers instead of names, use `nakshatra_idx` from /v1/chart/planets.

Request

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

example request

curl "https://api.lifeastroapi.com/v1/chart/nakshatra?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",
  "planets": [
    {
      "planet": "Sun",
      "nakshatra": "Uttara Ashadha",
      "pada": 2,
      "lord": "Sun"
    },
    {
      "planet": "Moon",
      "nakshatra": "Purva Phalguni",
      "pada": 3,
      "lord": "Venus"
    }
  ]
}

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"`
planets[]	array of 9 objects	One entry per graha, always in the order Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu. example: `[{ "planet": "Sun", … }, …]`
planets[].planet	string	Planet name. Translated with `locale`. example: `"Sun"`
planets[].nakshatra	string	Name of the nakshatra the planet is in. Translated with `locale`. example: `"Uttara Ashadha"` Jyotish: The Moon's nakshatra is the Janma Nakshatra — the single most important nakshatra for the native.
planets[].pada	integer (1–4)	Quarter (pada) within the nakshatra. example: `2`
planets[].lord	string	Vimshottari lord of the nakshatra. Translated with `locale`. example: `"Sun"` Jyotish: The lord of the Moon's nakshatra rules the first Vimshottari mahadasha.

Usage tips

How to use it

Find the Janma Nakshatra
The order of planets never changes, so the Moon is always `planets[1]`. This also works when `locale` translates the planet names.
Cache forever
Birth-fixed. Hash birth details and cache indefinitely.

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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