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Divisional charts (vargas)

Shashtiamsa (D60) in Vedic astrology

Shashtiamsa (D60) is one of the 16 divisional charts. It divides each sign into 60 parts of 30′ and gives each part a sign, which makes a new chart. The API describes its use as: all past-life matters, the finest division. POST /v1/chart/D60 returns the sign and house of the ascendant and each planet in it.

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Shashtiamsa: how the API computes it

The shashtiamsa, D60, is the finest of the 16 divisional charts, the one with the smallest parts. It splits each sign into 60 parts of 30 arc minutes, or half a degree. The sign of the part a planet is in becomes its D60 sign.

The API lists all past-life matters as its use. Many astrologers call it the most detailed division of the chart. Several traditions treat it as a check on everything else.

Some say a chart cannot be trusted until D60 fits the life of the person. POST /v1/chart/D60 returns the ascendant (rising sign) and every planet in this chart, counted by VG-02 and VG-03. With half a degree per part, the ascendant changes part about every two minutes. So D60 depends more than any other chart on an exact birth time.

A known practice is to correct a birth time by testing which D60 fits best. If you use this chart, ask your users for the time from their birth certificate.

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/D60

# John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York
curl -X POST "https://apiforastrology.com/api/astrology/v1/chart/D60" \
  -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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