MF · Monthly forecast

MF-04: Periods report unobstructed; the instant applies vedha

Periods in a monthly forecast give the classical result without vedha. The today list beside them applies vedha, because it is read for one moment.

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Endpoints that apply this rule

Each call returns the rule it used, so you can match a result to MF-04.

POST	/v1/transits	Current transits read against a chart
POST	/v1/reading/sections	List of reading sections for a chart

Call an endpoint that applies it

The call for our sample, John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York.

POST /v1/transits

# John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York
curl -X POST "https://apiforastrology.com/api/astrology/v1/transits?as_of=2026-10-01" \
  -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"
    }
  },
  "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00",
  "natal_moon_sign": "Taurus",
  "ascendant_sign": "Virgo",
  "transits": [
    {
      "graha": "Sun",
      "sign": "Virgo",
      "sign_number": 6,
      "house_from_moon": 5,
      "house_from_ascendant": 1,
      "result": "unfavorable",
      "vedha_house": null,
      "obstructed_by": [],
      "obstructed": false,
      "net": "unfavorable",
      "speed": 0.9827528302048448,
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "graha": "Moon",
      "sign": "Taurus",
      "sign_number": 2,
      "house_from_moon": 1,
      "house_from_ascendant": 9,
      "result": "favorable",
      "vedha_house": 5,
      "obstructed_by": [
        "Sun"
      ],
      "obstructed": true,
      "net": "obstructed",
      "speed": 14.283114921087416,
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "graha": "Mars",
      "sign": "Cancer",
      "sign_number": 4,
      "house_from_moon": 3,
      "house_from_ascendant": 11,
      "result": "favorable",
      "vedha_house": 12,
      "obstructed_by": [],
      "obstructed": false,
      "net": "favorable",
      "speed": 0.5825257867134042,
      "retrograde": false
    }
  ],
  "summary": {
    "favorable": 4,
    "unfavorable": 4,
    "obstructed": 1
  },
  "rule": "house counted from the natal Moon; favorable houses per graha from the classical gochara table, obstructed where another transiting graha occupies the vedha house"
}

The rule in John Doe's chart

Applies

For Oct 1, 2026 the transiting Moon is in Taurus, house 1 from John Doe's birth Moon, so its classical result is favorable. The Sun obstructs it, and the response names the Sun as the cause.

John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York

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Section: MF · Monthly forecast
Kind: classical: The major traditions of Vedic astrology agree on this rule.
Feature: Readings and reports

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John Doe, New York

POST /v1/planets200 OK

RisingVirgoHast
SunCancerAshlesha
MoonTaurusMrigashira
MarsAriesKrittika

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