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Divisional charts (vargas)

Akshavedamsa (D45) in Vedic astrology

Akshavedamsa (D45) is a divisional chart that splits each sign into 45 parts of 40′. Each part is given a sign, so the planets fall into a new chart. The API lists its use as: general conduct. POST /v1/chart/D45 returns the sign and house of the ascendant and each planet in it.

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Akshavedamsa: how the API computes it

The akshavedamsa, D45, splits each sign into 45 parts of 40 arc minutes, which is two-thirds of a degree. The signifies field says general conduct. That is the way a person behaves day to day and the character that shows in what they do.

POST /v1/chart/D45 maps the ascendant (rising sign) and each planet to the sign of its part. It uses the start and step from VG-02 and VG-03. Its parts are among the smallest of any chart the API supports. So it carries the same warning as D40 and D60. It needs a trusted birth time, because the ascendant changes part every two to three minutes.

The best use is as a check on the main chart. Say a planet is well placed in D1, D9 and D45. Then the old texts treat it as dependable.

You do not need to build a page around this chart on its own, and most apps will not.

Get it from the API

Any of the 16 divisional charts (D1 to D60). Here is the call to API for Astrology (apiforastrology.com) for our sample, John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York.

POST /v1/chart/D45

# John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York
curl -X POST "https://apiforastrology.com/api/astrology/v1/chart/D45" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ASTROLOGY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"year":1990,"month":8,"day":15,"hour":10,"minute":30,"second":0,"latitude":40.7128,"longitude":-74.006,"timezone":"America/New_York"}'

Where the API returns it

POST/v1/chart/{division}Any of the 16 divisional charts (D1 to D60)
GET/v1/metaSupported options and limits

Feature page: Kundli and birth charts. Who uses it: Astrologer consultation platforms. The classical rules the API follows are in the rulebook.

How we check the numbers

Every value here starts from planet positions worked out from NASA JPL planet data (DE440). We test them against NASA JPL Horizons, NASA's planet position service. On 25,571 positions from 1850 to 2149, the Sun and planets agree within 0.001 arc seconds. The Moon agrees within 0.011. On 2,000 random birth charts, the rising sign agrees with Swiss Ephemeris within 0.004 arc seconds. An arc second is 1/3,600 of a degree. A practicing astrologer reviews the rules behind these answers. See how we test.

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John Doe, New York

POST /v1/planets200 OK
  • RisingVirgoHast
  • SunCancerAshlesha
  • MoonTaurusMrigashira
  • MarsAriesKrittika

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