/v1/panchang/sunrise-sunset

Sunrise and sunset JD for location.

What this tells you

Sunrise and sunset anchor every location-based panchang value. Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika, Abhijit, hora, choghadiya and durmuhurta are all computed from them, and the five limbs (tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, vara) are read at sunrise. The API returns the first sunrise after local midnight on `date` and the sunset that follows it. Times are for the upper edge of the Sun's disc with atmospheric refraction, at the given `alt`.

`*_jd` values are Julian Days in UT. `*_local` strings are local wall-clock time in the request `tz`, formatted "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS" with no offset.

Request

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

example request

curl "https://api.lifeastroapi.com/v1/panchang/sunrise-sunset?date=2027-01-15&tz=Asia%2FKolkata&lat=28.6139&lon=77.209" \
  -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	`2027-01-15`	Date (YYYY-MM-DD).
`tz`	yes	`Asia/Kolkata`	Timezone: IANA name (Asia/Kolkata) or UTC offset (+05:30).
`lat`	yes	`28.6139`	Latitude in decimal degrees.
`lon`	yes	`77.209`	Longitude in decimal degrees.

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": "2027-01-15",
  "location": {
    "lat": 28.6139,
    "lon": 77.209,
    "alt": 0
  },
  "tz": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "has_sunrise": true,
  "has_sunset": true,
  "sunrise_jd": 2461420.572762,
  "sunset_jd": 2461421.011285,
  "sunrise_local": "2027-01-15 07:14:47",
  "sunset_local": "2027-01-15 17:46:15"
}

Field reference

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

Field	Type	Meaning
date	string	Echo of the `date` parameter (local date). example: `"2027-01-15"`
location	object	Echo of `lat`, `lon` and `alt` (metres, default 0). Altitude shifts rise and set times slightly. example: `{ "lat": 28.6139, "lon": 77.209, "alt": 0 }`
tz	string	Echo of the `tz` parameter. The `*_local` times are in this zone. example: `"Asia/Kolkata"`
has_sunrise	boolean	False when the Sun does not rise on this date (polar day or night). `sunrise_jd` and `sunrise_local` are then left out. example: `true`
has_sunset	boolean	False when no sunset follows the sunrise. `sunset_jd` and `sunset_local` are then left out. example: `true`
sunrise_jd	number	Sunrise as a Julian Day in UT. example: `2461420.572762`
sunset_jd	number	Sunset as a Julian Day in UT. example: `2461421.011285`
sunrise_local	string (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)	Sunrise in local time (request `tz`), with no offset suffix. example: `"2027-01-15 07:14:47"`
sunset_local	string (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)	Sunset in local time (request `tz`), with no offset suffix. example: `"2027-01-15 17:46:15"`

Usage tips

How to use it

Cache per date and location
The times depend only on `date`, `lat`, `lon`, `alt` and `tz`. The `time` parameter does not change them. Cache them as long as you like.
Polar latitudes
When the Sun does not rise or set, the response is still 200: `has_sunrise` / `has_sunset` are false, the matching time fields are left out (not null), and a `reason` string ("polar day/night") is added. Check the booleans before reading the times.
Local strings carry no offset
`sunrise_local` and `sunset_local` are already in the request `tz` but have no offset, so do not parse them as UTC. To build a JavaScript Date, convert from the JD: Unix ms = (jd − 2440587.5) × 86400000.

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"
  }
}

Try it

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