New Numerology API

Divisional charts (vargas)

Bhamsa (D27) in Vedic astrology

Bhamsa (D27) is a divisional chart that splits each sign into 27 parts of about 1.11°. Each part is given a sign, so the planets fall into a new chart. The API lists its use as: strengths and weaknesses. POST /v1/chart/D27 returns the sign and house of the ascendant and each planet in it.

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Bhamsa: how the API computes it

The bhamsa, D27, is also called the nakshatramsa. It has 27 parts, one for each nakshatra (the 27 star groups). It splits each sign into 27 parts of about 1.11 degrees.

Tradition reads it for a person's strengths and weaknesses, which is also what the signifies field says. POST /v1/chart/D27 places the ascendant (rising sign) and the planets by the part each one falls in. It uses the start sign and step in VG-02 and VG-03. It tells about general character, so it is best used as a second opinion, not as the main chart.

If D27 and D1, the birth chart, agree about a planet, the reading is more convincing. If they disagree, the API does not decide for you, so say so plainly. A part is only about a degree wide. So even a small birth time error can put the ascendant in a different sign.

Use this chart only when you trust the time.

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/D27

# John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York
curl -X POST "https://apiforastrology.com/api/astrology/v1/chart/D27" \
  -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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