AV · Ashtakavarga
AV-01: Eight contributors, seven tables
There are eight contributors: the seven planets from the Sun to Saturn, and the rising sign. Each gives a point to certain signs, counted from where the contributor sits. This is done for each of the seven planets.
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| POST | /v1/ashtakavarga | Ashtakavarga: strength points for each sign |
Call an endpoint that applies it
The call for our sample, John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York.
POST /v1/ashtakavarga
# John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York
curl -X POST "https://apiforastrology.com/api/astrology/v1/ashtakavarga" \
-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
{
"bhinna": {
"Sun": {
"Aries": 3,
"Taurus": 4,
"Gemini": 4,
"Cancer": 6,
"Leo": 3,
"Virgo": 1,
"Libra": 5,
"Scorpio": 3,
"Sagittarius": 6,
"Capricorn": 5,
"Aquarius": 4,
"Pisces": 4
},
"Moon": {
"Aries": 4,
"Taurus": 7,
"Gemini": 4,
"Cancer": 3,
"Leo": 2,
"Virgo": 3,
"Libra": 5,
"Scorpio": 4,
"Sagittarius": 3,
"Capricorn": 4,
"Aquarius": 7,
"Pisces": 3
},
"Mars": {
"Aries": 3,
"Taurus": 4,
"Gemini": 5,
"Cancer": 4,
"Leo": 1,
"Virgo": 3,
"Libra": 4,
"Scorpio": 3,
"Sagittarius": 5,
"Capricorn": 2,
"Aquarius": 3,
"Pisces": 2
},
"Mercury": {
"Aries": 3,
"Taurus": 5,
"Gemini": 6,
"Cancer": 5,
"Leo": 4,
"Virgo": 3,
"Libra": 6,
"Scorpio": 3,
"Sagittarius": 7,
"Capricorn": 3,
"Aquarius": 5,
"Pisces": 4
},
"Jupiter": {
"Aries": 6,
"Taurus": 7,
"Gemini": 3,
"Cancer": 4,
"Leo": 4,
"Virgo": 5,
"Libra": 4,
"Scorpio": 5,
"Sagittarius": 3,
"Capricorn": 6,
"Aquarius": 5,
"Pisces": 4
},
"Venus": {
"Aries": 6,
"Taurus": 5,
"Gemini": 4,
"Cancer": 4,
"Leo": 4,
"Virgo": 5,
"Libra": 4,
"Scorpio": 3,
"Sagittarius": 4,
"Capricorn": 3,
"Aquarius": 5,
"Pisces": 5
},
"Saturn": {
"Aries": 3,
"Taurus": 5,
"Gemini": 5,
"Cancer": 4,
"Leo": 2,
"Virgo": 2,
"Libra": 3,
"Scorpio": 2,
"Sagittarius": 3,
"Capricorn": 3,
"Aquarius": 4,
"Pisces": 3
}
},
"bhinna_by_sign_number": {
"Sun": {
"1": 3,
"2": 4,
"3": 4,
"4": 6,
"5": 3,
"6": 1,
"7": 5,
"8": 3,
"9": 6,
"10": 5,
"11": 4,
"12": 4
},
"Moon": {
"1": 4,
"2": 7,
"3": 4,
"4": 3,
"5": 2,
"6": 3,
"7": 5,
"8": 4,
"9": 3,
"10": 4,
"11": 7,
"12": 3
},
"Mars": {
"1": 3,
"2": 4,
"3": 5,
"4": 4,
"5": 1,
"6": 3,
"7": 4,
"8": 3,
"9": 5,
"10": 2,
"11": 3,
"12": 2
},
"Mercury": {
"1": 3,
"2": 5,
"3": 6,
"4": 5,
"5": 4,
"6": 3,
"7": 6,
"8": 3,
"9": 7,
"10": 3,
"11": 5,
"12": 4
},
"Jupiter": {
"1": 6,
"2": 7,
"3": 3,
"4": 4,
"5": 4,
"6": 5,
"7": 4,
"8": 5,
"9": 3,
"10": 6,
"11": 5,
"12": 4
},
"Venus": {
"1": 6,
"2": 5,
"3": 4,
"4": 4,
"5": 4,
"6": 5,
"7": 4,
"8": 3,
"9": 4,
"10": 3,
"11": 5,
"12": 5
},
"Saturn": {
"1": 3,
"2": 5,
"3": 5,
"4": 4,
"5": 2,
"6": 2,
"7": 3,
"8": 2,
"9": 3,
"10": 3,
"11": 4,
"12": 3
}
},
"totals": {
"Sun": 48,
"Moon": 49,
"Mars": 39,
"Mercury": 54,
"Jupiter": 56,
"Venus": 52,
"Saturn": 39
},
"sarva": {
"Aries": 28,
"Taurus": 37,
"Gemini": 31,
"Cancer": 30,
"Leo": 20,
"Virgo": 22,
"Libra": 31,
"Scorpio": 23,
"Sagittarius": 31,
"Capricorn": 26,
"Aquarius": 33,
"Pisces": 25
},
"sarva_by_sign_number": {
"1": 28,
"2": 37,
"3": 31,
"4": 30,
"5": 20,
"6": 22,
"7": 31,
"8": 23,
"9": 31,
"10": 26,
"11": 33,
"12": 25
},
"sarva_total": 337,
"reductions": {
"trikona": {
"Sun": {
"Aries": 0,
"Taurus": 3,
"Gemini": 0,
"Cancer": 3,
"Leo": 0,
"Virgo": 0,
"Libra": 1,
"Scorpio": 0,
"Sagittarius": 3,
"Capricorn": 4,
"Aquarius": 0,
"Pisces": 1
},
"Moon": {
"Aries": 2,
"Taurus": 4,
"Gemini": 0,
"Cancer": 0,
"Leo": 0,
"Virgo": 0,
"Libra": 1,
"Scorpio": 1,
"Sagittarius": 1,
"Capricorn": 1,
"Aquarius": 3,
"Pisces": 0
},
"Mars": {
"Aries": 2,
"Taurus": 2,
"Gemini": 2,
"Cancer": 2,
"Leo": 0,
"Virgo": 1,
"Libra": 1,
"Scorpio": 1,
"Sagittarius": 4,
"Capricorn": 0,
"Aquarius": 0,
"Pisces": 0
},
"Mercury": {
"Aries": 0,
"Taurus": 2,
"Gemini": 1,
"Cancer": 2,
"Leo": 1,
"Virgo": 0,
"Libra": 1,
"Scorpio": 0,
"Sagittarius": 4,
"Capricorn": 0,
"Aquarius": 0,
"Pisces": 1
},
"Jupiter": {
"Aries": 3,
"Taurus": 2,
"Gemini": 0,
"Cancer": 0,
"Leo": 1,
"Virgo": 0,
"Libra": 1,
"Scorpio": 1,
"Sagittarius": 0,
"Capricorn": 1,
"Aquarius": 2,
"Pisces": 0
},
"Venus": {
"Aries": 2,
"Taurus": 2,
"Gemini": 0,
"Cancer": 1,
"Leo": 0,
"Virgo": 2,
"Libra": 0,
"Scorpio": 0,
"Sagittarius": 0,
"Capricorn": 0,
"Aquarius": 1,
"Pisces": 2
},
"Saturn": {
"Aries": 1,
"Taurus": 3,
"Gemini": 2,
"Cancer": 2,
"Leo": 0,
"Virgo": 0,
"Libra": 0,
"Scorpio": 0,
"Sagittarius": 1,
"Capricorn": 1,
"Aquarius": 1,
"Pisces": 1
}
},
"ekadhipatya": {
"Sun": {
"Aries": 0,
"Taurus": 3,
"Gemini": 0,
"Cancer": 3,
"Leo": 0,
"Virgo": 0,
"Libra": 0,
"Scorpio": 0,
"Sagittarius": 3,
"Capricorn": 4,
"Aquarius": 0,
"Pisces": 0
},
"Moon": {
"Aries": 2,
"Taurus": 4,
"Gemini": 0,
"Cancer": 0,
"Leo": 0,
"Virgo": 0,
"Libra": 0,
"Scorpio": 0,
"Sagittarius": 1,
"Capricorn": 1,
"Aquarius": 1,
"Pisces": 0
},
"Mars": {
"Aries": 2,
"Taurus": 2,
"Gemini": 1,
"Cancer": 2,
"Leo": 0,
"Virgo": 1,
"Libra": 0,
"Scorpio": 0,
"Sagittarius": 4,
"Capricorn": 0,
"Aquarius": 0,
"Pisces": 0
},
"Mercury": {
"Aries": 0,
"Taurus": 2,
"Gemini": 1,
"Cancer": 2,
"Leo": 1,
"Virgo": 0,
"Libra": 0,
"Scorpio": 0,
"Sagittarius": 4,
"Capricorn": 0,
"Aquarius": 0,
"Pisces": 0
},
"Jupiter": {
"Aries": 3,
"Taurus": 2,
"Gemini": 0,
"Cancer": 0,
"Leo": 1,
"Virgo": 0,
"Libra": 0,
"Scorpio": 0,
"Sagittarius": 0,
"Capricorn": 1,
"Aquarius": 1,
"Pisces": 0
},
"Venus": {
"Aries": 2,
"Taurus": 2,
"Gemini": 0,
"Cancer": 1,
"Leo": 0,
"Virgo": 2,
"Libra": 0,
"Scorpio": 0,
"Sagittarius": 0,
"Capricorn": 0,
"Aquarius": 1,
"Pisces": 2
},
"Saturn": {
"Aries": 1,
"Taurus": 3,
"Gemini": 2,
"Cancer": 2,
"Leo": 0,
"Virgo": 0,
"Libra": 0,
"Scorpio": 0,
"Sagittarius": 1,
"Capricorn": 0,
"Aquarius": 0,
"Pisces": 0
}
},
"applied": false,
"note": "computed and reported, never applied. Texts disagree on whether the reductions apply, in what order, and what happens in the occupancy cases. The convention used is named in pindas.conventions -- see rulebook AV-03, AV-04."
},
"lagna": {
"bhinna": {
"Aries": 4,
"Taurus": 4,
"Gemini": 4,
"Cancer": 4,
"Leo": 3,
"Virgo": 5,
"Libra": 5,
"Scorpio": 4,
"Sagittarius": 3,
"Capricorn": 3,
"Aquarius": 5,
"Pisces": 5
},
"bhinna_by_sign_number": {
"1": 4,
"2": 4,
"3": 4,
"4": 4,
"5": 3,
"6": 5,
"7": 5,
"8": 4,
"9": 3,
"10": 3,
"11": 5,
"12": 5
},
"total": 49,
"reductions": {
"trikona": {
"Aries": 1,
"Taurus": 1,
"Gemini": 0,
"Cancer": 0,
"Leo": 0,
"Virgo": 2,
"Libra": 1,
"Scorpio": 0,
"Sagittarius": 0,
"Capricorn": 0,
"Aquarius": 1,
"Pisces": 1
},
"ekadhipatya": {
"Aries": 1,
"Taurus": 1,
"Gemini": 0,
"Cancer": 0,
"Leo": 0,
"Virgo": 2,
"Libra": 0,
"Scorpio": 0,
"Sagittarius": 0,
"Capricorn": 0,
"Aquarius": 1,
"Pisces": 1
},
"applied": false
},
"in_sarva": false,
"note": "the ascendant's own ashtakavarga, from the same eight contributors. It always holds 49 bindus and is never added into the sarva, whose 337 belongs to the seven grahas. See rulebook AV-07."
},
"pindas": {
"by_table": {
"Sun": {
"rashi_pinda": 89,
"graha_pinda": 96,
"shodhya_pinda": 185
},
"Moon": {
"rashi_pinda": 79,
"graha_pinda": 41,
"shodhya_pinda": 120
},
"Mars": {
"rashi_pinda": 92,
"graha_pinda": 90,
"shodhya_pinda": 182
},
"Mercury": {
"rashi_pinda": 82,
"graha_pinda": 79,
"shodhya_pinda": 161
},
"Jupiter": {
"rashi_pinda": 67,
"graha_pinda": 39,
"shodhya_pinda": 106
},
"Venus": {
"rashi_pinda": 85,
"graha_pinda": 48,
"shodhya_pinda": 133
},
"Saturn": {
"rashi_pinda": 70,
"graha_pinda": 72,
"shodhya_pinda": 142
},
"Lagna": {
"rashi_pinda": 52,
"graha_pinda": 13,
"shodhya_pinda": 65
}
},
"computed_on": "ekadhipatya",
"applied": false,
"multipliers": {
"rashi": {
"Aries": 7,
"Taurus": 10,
"Gemini": 8,
"Cancer": 4,
"Leo": 10,
"Virgo": 6,
"Libra": 7,
"Scorpio": 8,
"Sagittarius": 9,
"Capricorn": 5,
"Aquarius": 11,
"Pisces": 12
},
"graha": {
"Sun": 5,
"Moon": 5,
"Mars": 8,
"Mercury": 5,
"Jupiter": 10,
"Venus": 7,
"Saturn": 5
}
},
"conventions": {
"trikona": "lowest of each trine subtracted; one zero leaves the trine alone, two zeros clear the third",
"ekadhipatya_occupied": "a sign holding one of the seven grahas, or the ascendant; the nodes do not count",
"ekadhipatya_one_occupied": "occupied figure larger or equal: the empty sign is cleared; smaller: the empty sign loses the occupied figure",
"reproduces": "a desktop program (Lahiri), all 16 rashi, graha and shodhya pindas on two charts"
},
"disputed": {
"virgo_multiplier": {
"used": 6,
"other": 5,
"sources_agree": false,
"note": "some printed tables give Virgo 5. With 5, a rashi pinda is lower by the reduced Virgo figure of that table."
}
},
"note": "rashi pinda weights each sign of the reduced table by its sign multiplier. Graha pinda weights the figure in each sign a graha occupies by that graha's multiplier. Shodhya pinda is their sum. Computed on the ekadhipatya-reduced tables and…"
},
"rule": "eight contributors -- the seven grahas and the ascendant -- each donate a bindu to their benefic places counted from themselves. Rahu and Ketu have no ashtakavarga.",
"invariant": "the seven tables always hold 337 bindus between them, whatever the chart",
"readings": [
{
"id": "ashtakavarga:Sun",
"graha": "Sun",
"sign": "Cancer",
"bindus": 6,
"bindus_out_of": 8,
"band": "strong",
"note": "read against the sign this graha natally occupies",
"text": [
"Ashtakavarga is a scoring system that gives each planet up to eight bindus (points of support) in every sign. Here, the Sun has six or more. That is as much support as the sign can give it. Your authority tends to work cleanly in the…",
"Each year the Sun passes through this sign for about a month. Use that month rather than waiting it out. The Sun's dasha years (its planetary period) also often show up more clearly in this area than anywhere else."
],
"language": "en",
"detail": "standard"
},
{
"id": "ashtakavarga:Moon",
"graha": "Moon",
"sign": "Taurus",
"bindus": 7,
"bindus_out_of": 8,
"band": "strong",
"note": "read against the sign this graha natally occupies",
"text": [
"Ashtakavarga gives every planet a score of up to eight bindus (points of support) in each sign. The Moon, which rules your mind and feelings, has six or more here. So your mind tends to be at ease in the matters this sign covers. Comfort,…",
"The Moon passes through this sign for about two days every month. Those days are among the best in the month for anything that needs your own judgment. So save important personal decisions for them when you can."
],
"language": "en",
"detail": "standard"
},
{
"id": "ashtakavarga:Mars",
"graha": "Mars",
"sign": "Aries",
"bindus": 3,
"bindus_out_of": 8,
"band": "weak",
"note": "read against the sign this graha natally occupies",
"text": [
"Ashtakavarga gives each planet up to eight bindus (points of support) in each sign. Mars, the planet of force and drive, has three or fewer here. Effort in the matters this sign covers tends to be wasted. Your energy is real, but it lands…",
"Force is the wrong tool here. Patience and handing work to others serve you better, especially in the weeks when Mars passes through this sign."
],
"language": "en",
"detail": "standard"
}
],
"gaps": [],
"language": "en",
"detail": "standard",
"fell_back_to_en": false,
"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"
}
}
}The rule in John Doe's chart
Applies
Adding every planet's points, John Doe's strongest sign is Taurus with 37 points and his weakest is Leo with 20.
John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York
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- SunCancerAshlesha
- MoonTaurusMrigashira
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