Divisional charts (vargas)

Varga (divisional chart) in Vedic astrology

A varga is a divisional chart. It splits each sign into parts and maps each part to a sign, which gives a new chart used for one area of life. Most vargas use equal parts; the hora (D2) and the trimsamsa (D30) follow their own rules. The birth chart itself is D1, and the navamsa (D9) is the best known. The API supports 16 vargas, from D1 to D60.

Updated Nov 3, 2026

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Varga: how the API computes it

The API supports 16 vargas: D1, D2, D3, D4, D7, D9, D10, D12, D16, D20, D24, D27, D30, D40, D45 and D60 (VG-01). The number says how many parts each sign is split into. Call POST /v1/chart/{division} with a birth moment, for example POST /v1/chart/D10 for the dasamsa, the chart for work and status.

The response gives the chart's code, the number of parts and what the chart is used for. It also gives the sign and house of the ascendant (rising sign) and of each planet. A varga has no degrees, so a planet's dignity in a varga is read by whole sign (CH-04).

Each equal-part chart has its own starting sign for the count (VG-02). The D2 hora uses two halves of 15 degrees (VG-05), and the D30 uses five unequal parts (VG-06). The higher the number, the smaller the parts, and the more the birth time matters.

In the D60, each part is only half a degree. GET /v1/meta lists all 16 with what each is used for. POST /v1/strength/vimshopaka scores each planet out of 20 across sets of vargas.

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/D9

# John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York
curl -X POST "https://apiforastrology.com/api/astrology/v1/chart/D9" \
  -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"}'

Answer (long lists shortened)200 OK

{
  "meta": {
    "ayanamsa": "lahiri",
    "ayanamsa_value": 23.7260727,
    "julian_day": 2448119.10483,
    "ephemeris": "JPL DE440s",
    "node": "true",
    "timezone": {
      "source": "zone",
      "offset_hours": -4,
      "zone": "America/New_York",
      "abbreviation": "EDT",
      "dst": true,
      "dst_hours": 1,
      "ambiguous_resolved_by_fold": null,
      "note": "read from the IANA tz database at this instant, so daylight saving and historical offset changes are included"
    }
  },
  "varga": "D9",
  "divisions": 9,
  "signifies": "the spouse, and the inner strength of every graha",
  "ascendant": {
    "name": "Ascendant",
    "sign": "Gemini",
    "sign_number": 3,
    "house": 1
  },
  "positions": [
    {
      "name": "Sun",
      "sign": "Pisces",
      "sign_number": 12,
      "house": 10
    },
    {
      "name": "Moon",
      "sign": "Leo",
      "sign_number": 5,
      "house": 3
    },
    {
      "name": "Mars",
      "sign": "Sagittarius",
      "sign_number": 9,
      "house": 7
    }
  ]
}

Where the API returns it

POST	/v1/chart/{division}	Any of the 16 divisional charts (D1 to D60)
GET	/v1/meta	Supported options and limits
POST	/v1/strength/vimshopaka	Divisional-chart strength, ishta and kashta phala, and planet friendships
POST	/v1/chart/svg	The birth chart or any divisional chart as an SVG or PNG image

What the API reference says

Each line is quoted from the reference page of the endpoint named above it.

POST /v1/chart/{division} · Any of the 16 divisional charts (D1 to D60)A divisional chart splits each sign into smaller parts and places each planet by the part it falls in.
POST /v1/strength/vimshopaka · Divisional-chart strength, ishta and kashta phala, and planet friendshipsVimshopaka bala scores each planet out of 20 by its dignity across a set of divisional charts.
POST /v1/chart/svg · The birth chart or any divisional chart as an SVG or PNG imageAny of the 16 divisional charts works, such as D9 (navamsa) or D10 (dasamsa).

The 16 divisional charts

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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