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Divisional charts (vargas)

Hora (D2) in Vedic astrology

Hora (D2) is one of the 16 divisional charts. It splits each sign into two halves of 15°. In odd signs the first half maps to Leo and the second to Cancer; in even signs it is the other way round, so only Leo and Cancer appear in this chart. The API describes its use as: wealth.

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Hora: how the API computes it

The hora chart, D2, is one of the two divisional charts that do not use equal parts in the usual way. A divisional chart splits each sign into parts and gives each part a sign. The hora chart splits each sign into two halves of 15 degrees.

In an odd sign the first half is Leo and the second half is Cancer. In an even sign the first half is Cancer and the second half is Leo (VG-05). So only two signs can ever appear in this chart. It says nothing about the other ten.

Each planet ends up in Leo or in Cancer, which is the Sun's side or the Moon's side. Leo is the Sun's sign and Cancer is the Moon's. Tradition reads the hora for wealth and money matters.

The API gives wealth as its use in the signifies field. POST /v1/chart/D2 returns the ascendant (rising sign) and each planet with the sign and house in this chart. There are only two possible signs. So a good reading looks at how many planets fall in each. It does not try to find a house story the chart cannot tell.

Treat it as a quick summary.

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/D2

# John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York
curl -X POST "https://apiforastrology.com/api/astrology/v1/chart/D2" \
  -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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