/v1/dasha/vimshottari/current

Current MD/AD/PD/SD/PPD period.

What this tells you

Returns the running Vimshottari period at all 5 levels for one moment: Maha, Antar, Pratyantar, Sookshma and Prana, each with its start and end. It is much smaller than the full tree from /v1/dasha/vimshottari. Use it for "you are here" displays and daily horoscope widgets.

Birth chart: date, time, tz, lat, lon (plus optional ayanamsa). Query moment: `at`, read as UTC. Accepted forms: RFC3339 (2026-10-11T00:00:00Z; an explicit offset is honoured), "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM[:SS]", "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM[:SS]" and "YYYY-MM-DD". Without `at` the current time is used. A moment outside the 120-year cycle of the chart returns 400 invalid_param.

Request

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

example request

curl "https://api.lifeastroapi.com/v1/dasha/vimshottari/current?date=1990-01-15&tz=Asia%2FKolkata&lat=19.076&lon=72.8777&time=10%3A30&at=2027-01-15T00%3A00%3A00Z" \
  -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.
`at`	no	`2027-01-15T00:00:00Z`	UTC moment to find the running dasha for (RFC3339 like 2027-01-15T00:00:00Z, or YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to now.
`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

{
  "birth_date": "1990-01-15",
  "birth_time": "10:30",
  "location": {
    "lat": 19.076,
    "lon": 72.8777,
    "alt": 0
  },
  "tz": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "ayanamsa": "lahiri",
  "ayanamsa_value": 23.71795,
  "system": "vimshottari",
  "at_jd": 2461420.5,
  "at_local": "2027-01-15 05:30:00",
  "maha": {
    "lord": "Rahu",
    "start_jd": 2459890.219622,
    "end_jd": 2466464.719622,
    "start_local": "2022-11-06 22:46:15",
    "end_local": "2040-11-06 10:46:15"
  },
  "antar": {
    "lord": "Jupiter",
    "start_jd": 2460876.394622,
    "end_jd": 2461752.994622,
    "start_local": "2025-07-20 02:58:15",
    "end_local": "2027-12-13 17:22:15"
  },
  "pratyantar": {
    "lord": "Venus",
    "start_jd": 2461307.389622,
    "end_jd": 2461453.489622,
    "start_local": "2026-09-24 02:51:03",
    "end_local": "2027-02-17 05:15:03"
  },
  "sookshma": {
    "lord": "Saturn",
    "start_jd": 2461401.137122,
    "end_jd": 2461424.269622,
    "start_local": "2026-12-26 20:47:27",
    "end_local": "2027-01-18 23:58:15"
  },
  "prana": {
    "lord": "Rahu",
    "start_jd": 2461417.715414,
    "end_jd": 2461421.185289,
    "start_local": "2027-01-12 10:40:12",
    "end_local": "2027-01-15 21:56:49"
  }
}

Interactive preview

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Levels: Mahadasha → Antardasha → Pratyantar → Sookshma → Praana. Built from the example response above, so each list shows its first two periods.

Field reference

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

Field	Type	Meaning
birth_date, birth_time	string	Birth date and time, echoed from `date` and `time`. example: `"1990-01-15", "10:30"`
location	object	Birth place, echoed from `lat`, `lon` and `alt`. example: `{ "lat": 19.076, "lon": 72.8777, "alt": 0 }`
tz	string	Birth timezone. Its UTC offset at birth is used for every `*_local` string. example: `"Asia/Kolkata"`
ayanamsa, ayanamsa_value	string, number	Ayanamsa name and its value in degrees at birth. example: `"lahiri", 23.71795`
system	string	Always "vimshottari". example: `"vimshottari"`
at_jd	number	The query moment as a Julian Day (UT). Comes from `at`; defaults to the time of the request. example: `2461420.5`
at_local	string	The query moment as local time ("YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS"), using the birth UTC offset. example: `"2027-01-15 05:30:00"`
maha	object	Running Maha Dasha at the query moment. example: `{ lord, start_jd, end_jd, start_local, end_local }`
maha.lord	string	Ruling planet of the running Maha Dasha. example: `"Rahu"`
maha.start_jd, maha.end_jd	number	Period bounds as Julian Days (UT). example: `2459890.219622, 2466464.719622`
maha.start_local, maha.end_local	string	Period bounds as local time, same format as at_local. example: `"2022-11-06 22:46:15", "2040-11-06 10:46:15"`
antar	object	Running Antar Dasha (level 2). Same fields as maha. example: `{ "lord": "Jupiter", … }`
pratyantar	object	Running Pratyantar Dasha (level 3). Same fields as maha. example: `{ "lord": "Venus", … }`
sookshma	object	Running Sookshma Dasha (level 4). Same fields as maha. example: `{ "lord": "Venus", … }`
prana	object	Running Prana Dasha (level 5). Same fields as maha. example: `{ "lord": "Saturn", … }`

Usage tips

How to use it

Daily widget
This is the endpoint for "what is my current dasha?" widgets. It costs 10 credits.
Cache until the next change
The answer changes when the shortest running period ends. Cache it no longer than prana.end_jd — a Prana period can be as short as about 20 minutes.
Past or future dates
Pass `at` (for example at=2030-01-01) to see which periods run on that date.

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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