SB · Shadbala
SB-01: Six sources, measured in virupas
A planet's shadbala adds six kinds of strength: position, direction, time, motion, natural strength and aspects. It is measured in virupas, 60 to a rupa, and the six parts are also returned on their own.
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| POST | /v1/shadbala | Planet and house strength (shadbala and bhava bala) |
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The call for our sample, John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York.
POST /v1/shadbala
# John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York
curl -X POST "https://apiforastrology.com/api/astrology/v1/shadbala" \
-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
{
"shadbala": {
"grahas": {
"Sun": {
"sthana": {
"uchcha": 23.74,
"saptavargaja": 142.5,
"ojhayugma": 0,
"kendradi": 30,
"drekkana": 0,
"saptavargaja_detail": {
"D1": "great_friend",
"D2": "mulatrikona",
"D3": "neutral",
"D7": "great_friend",
"D9": "neutral",
"D12": "friend",
"D30": "great_friend"
}
},
"kala": {
"nathonnatha": 47.49,
"paksha": 38.6,
"tribhaga": 0,
"kalanga": 0,
"ayana": 95.86,
"yuddha": 0,
"tribhaga_lord": "Mercury",
"kalanga_detail": {
"varsha": {
"lord": "Moon",
"virupas": 0
},
"masa": {
"lord": "Mercury",
"virupas": 0
},
"vara": {
"lord": "Mercury",
"virupas": 0
},
"hora": {
"lord": "Mars",
"virupas": 0
}
}
},
"totals": {
"sthana": 196.24,
"dig": 47.79,
"kala": 181.94,
"cheshta": 95.86,
"naisargika": 60,
"drik": -30.45
},
"total_virupas": 551.38,
"rupas": 9.19,
"required_rupas": 6.5,
"ratio": 1.41,
"strong": true,
"rank": 1
},
"Moon": {
"sthana": {
"uchcha": 52.81,
"saptavargaja": 116.25,
"ojhayugma": 15,
"kendradi": 15,
"drekkana": 15,
"saptavargaja_detail": {
"D1": "mulatrikona",
"D2": "great_friend",
"D3": "enemy",
"D7": "friend",
"D9": "great_friend",
"D12": "enemy",
"D30": "enemy"
}
},
"kala": {
"nathonnatha": 12.51,
"paksha": 42.8,
"tribhaga": 0,
"kalanga": 15,
"ayana": 0.67,
"yuddha": 0,
"tribhaga_lord": "Mercury",
"kalanga_detail": {
"varsha": {
"lord": "Moon",
"virupas": 15
},
"masa": {
"lord": "Mercury",
"virupas": 0
},
"vara": {
"lord": "Mercury",
"virupas": 0
},
"hora": {
"lord": "Mars",
"virupas": 0
}
}
},
"totals": {
"sthana": 214.06,
"dig": 9.19,
"kala": 70.98,
"cheshta": 21.4,
"naisargika": 51.43,
"drik": 14.67
},
"total_virupas": 381.74,
"rupas": 6.36,
"required_rupas": 6,
"ratio": 1.06,
"strong": true,
"rank": 6
},
"Venus": {
"sthana": {
"uchcha": 26.22,
"saptavargaja": 120,
"ojhayugma": 30,
"kendradi": 30,
"drekkana": 0,
"saptavargaja_detail": {
"D1": "neutral",
"D2": "neutral",
"D3": "neutral",
"D7": "neutral",
"D9": "great_friend",
"D12": "mulatrikona",
"D30": "great_friend"
}
},
"kala": {
"nathonnatha": 47.49,
"paksha": 21.4,
"tribhaga": 0,
"kalanga": 0,
"ayana": 55.21,
"yuddha": 0,
"tribhaga_lord": "Mercury",
"kalanga_detail": {
"varsha": {
"lord": "Moon",
"virupas": 0
},
"masa": {
"lord": "Mercury",
"virupas": 0
},
"vara": {
"lord": "Mercury",
"virupas": 0
},
"hora": {
"lord": "Mars",
"virupas": 0
}
}
},
"totals": {
"sthana": 206.22,
"dig": 5.39,
"kala": 124.09,
"cheshta": 10.46,
"naisargika": 42.86,
"drik": -22.92
},
"cheshta_detail": {
"seeghrochcha": 77.66,
"mean_longitude": 119.74,
"true_longitude": 98.33,
"kendra": 31.38
},
"total_virupas": 366.11,
"rupas": 6.1,
"required_rupas": 5.5,
"ratio": 1.11,
"strong": true,
"rank": 7
},
"Jupiter": {
"sthana": {
"uchcha": 59.77,
"saptavargaja": 93.75,
"ojhayugma": 15,
"kendradi": 30,
"drekkana": 15,
"saptavargaja_detail": {
"D1": "great_friend",
"D2": "great_friend",
"D3": "great_friend",
"D7": "enemy",
"D9": "neutral",
"D12": "neutral",
"D30": "neutral"
}
},
"kala": {
"nathonnatha": 47.49,
"paksha": 21.4,
"tribhaga": 60,
"kalanga": 0,
"ayana": 55.94,
"yuddha": 0,
"tribhaga_lord": "Mercury",
"kalanga_detail": {
"varsha": {
"lord": "Moon",
"virupas": 0
},
"masa": {
"lord": "Mercury",
"virupas": 0
},
"vara": {
"lord": "Mercury",
"virupas": 0
},
"hora": {
"lord": "Mars",
"virupas": 0
}
}
},
"totals": {
"sthana": 213.52,
"dig": 35.25,
"kala": 184.82,
"cheshta": 8.89,
"naisargika": 34.29,
"drik": -21.94
},
"cheshta_detail": {
"seeghrochcha": 119.74,
"mean_longitude": 90.43,
"true_longitude": 95.69,
"kendra": 26.68
},
"total_virupas": 454.84,
"rupas": 7.58,
"required_rupas": 6.5,
"ratio": 1.17,
"strong": true,
"rank": 4
},
"Mercury": {
"sthana": {
"uchcha": 53.58,
"saptavargaja": 93.75,
"ojhayugma": 15,
"kendradi": 15,
"drekkana": 0,
"saptavargaja_detail": {
"D1": "great_friend",
"D2": "neutral",
"D3": "enemy",
"D7": "enemy",
"D9": "enemy",
"D12": "own",
"D30": "great_friend"
}
},
"kala": {
"nathonnatha": 60,
"paksha": 21.4,
"tribhaga": 60,
"kalanga": 75,
"ayana": 35.33,
"yuddha": 0,
"tribhaga_lord": "Mercury",
"kalanga_detail": {
"varsha": {
"lord": "Moon",
"virupas": 0
},
"masa": {
"lord": "Mercury",
"virupas": 30
},
"vara": {
"lord": "Mercury",
"virupas": 45
},
"hora": {
"lord": "Mars",
"virupas": 0
}
}
},
"totals": {
"sthana": 177.33,
"dig": 51.94,
"kala": 251.73,
"cheshta": 40.71,
"naisargika": 25.71,
"drik": -14.44
},
"cheshta_detail": {
"seeghrochcha": 254.86,
"mean_longitude": 119.74,
"true_longitude": 145.75,
"kendra": 122.12
},
"total_virupas": 532.98,
"rupas": 8.88,
"required_rupas": 7,
"ratio": 1.27,
"strong": true,
"rank": 2
},
"Mars": {
"sthana": {
"uchcha": 30.1,
"saptavargaja": 150,
"ojhayugma": 30,
"kendradi": 30,
"drekkana": 0,
"saptavargaja_detail": {
"D1": "own",
"D2": "great_friend",
"D3": "great_friend",
"D7": "friend",
"D9": "great_friend",
"D12": "great_friend",
"D30": "friend"
}
},
"kala": {
"nathonnatha": 12.51,
"paksha": 38.6,
"tribhaga": 0,
"kalanga": 60,
"ayana": 53.19,
"yuddha": 0,
"tribhaga_lord": "Mercury",
"kalanga_detail": {
"varsha": {
"lord": "Moon",
"virupas": 0
},
"masa": {
"lord": "Mercury",
"virupas": 0
},
"vara": {
"lord": "Mercury",
"virupas": 0
},
"hora": {
"lord": "Mars",
"virupas": 60
}
}
},
"totals": {
"sthana": 240.1,
"dig": 41.85,
"kala": 164.3,
"cheshta": 39.52,
"naisargika": 17.14,
"drik": 23.35
},
"cheshta_detail": {
"seeghrochcha": 119.74,
"mean_longitude": 334.64,
"true_longitude": 27.71,
"kendra": 118.56
},
"total_virupas": 526.26,
"rupas": 8.77,
"required_rupas": 5,
"ratio": 1.75,
"strong": true,
"rank": 3
},
"Saturn": {
"sthana": {
"uchcha": 37.96,
"saptavargaja": 31.88,
"ojhayugma": 15,
"kendradi": 60,
"drekkana": 0,
"saptavargaja_detail": {
"D1": "enemy",
"D2": "great_enemy",
"D3": "great_enemy",
"D7": "neutral",
"D9": "great_enemy",
"D12": "neutral",
"D30": "neutral"
}
},
"kala": {
"nathonnatha": 12.51,
"paksha": 38.6,
"tribhaga": 0,
"kalanga": 0,
"ayana": 58.11,
"yuddha": 0,
"tribhaga_lord": "Mercury",
"kalanga_detail": {
"varsha": {
"lord": "Moon",
"virupas": 0
},
"masa": {
"lord": "Mercury",
"virupas": 0
},
"vara": {
"lord": "Mercury",
"virupas": 0
},
"hora": {
"lord": "Mars",
"virupas": 0
}
}
},
"totals": {
"sthana": 144.83,
"dig": 32.06,
"kala": 109.22,
"cheshta": 48.7,
"naisargika": 8.57,
"drik": 59.78
},
"cheshta_detail": {
"seeghrochcha": 119.74,
"mean_longitude": 265.54,
"true_longitude": 266.13,
"kendra": 146.09
},
"total_virupas": 403.17,
"rupas": 6.72,
"required_rupas": 5,
"ratio": 1.34,
"strong": true,
"rank": 5
}
},
"ranked": [
"Sun",
"Mercury",
"Mars"
],
"unit": "virupas",
"virupas_per_rupa": 60,
"not_computed": [],
"note": "Ratio is rupas over the classical requirement; at or above 1.0 the graha is strong enough to deliver what its placement promises. The six totals are reported separately because a graha strong on positional grounds and weak on temporal ones…"
},
"bhava_bala": {
"houses": {
"1": {
"lord": "Mercury",
"bhavadhipati": 532.98,
"bhava_digbala": 60,
"sign_kind": "nara",
"total_virupas": 592.98,
"rupas": 9.88,
"rank": 1
},
"2": {
"lord": "Venus",
"bhavadhipati": 366.11,
"bhava_digbala": 50,
"sign_kind": "nara",
"total_virupas": 416.11,
"rupas": 6.94,
"rank": 9
},
"3": {
"lord": "Mars",
"bhavadhipati": 526.26,
"bhava_digbala": 20,
"sign_kind": "keeta",
"total_virupas": 546.26,
"rupas": 9.1,
"rank": 5
},
"4": {
"lord": "Jupiter",
"bhavadhipati": 454.84,
"bhava_digbala": 0,
"sign_kind": "chatushpada",
"total_virupas": 454.84,
"rupas": 7.58,
"rank": 7
},
"5": {
"lord": "Saturn",
"bhavadhipati": 403.17,
"bhava_digbala": 50,
"sign_kind": "jalachara",
"total_virupas": 453.17,
"rupas": 7.55,
"rank": 8
},
"6": {
"lord": "Saturn",
"bhavadhipati": 403.17,
"bhava_digbala": 10,
"sign_kind": "nara",
"total_virupas": 413.17,
"rupas": 6.89,
"rank": 11
},
"7": {
"lord": "Jupiter",
"bhavadhipati": 454.84,
"bhava_digbala": 30,
"sign_kind": "jalachara",
"total_virupas": 484.84,
"rupas": 8.08,
"rank": 6
},
"8": {
"lord": "Mars",
"bhavadhipati": 526.26,
"bhava_digbala": 40,
"sign_kind": "chatushpada",
"total_virupas": 566.26,
"rupas": 9.44,
"rank": 3
},
"9": {
"lord": "Venus",
"bhavadhipati": 366.11,
"bhava_digbala": 50,
"sign_kind": "chatushpada",
"total_virupas": 416.11,
"rupas": 6.94,
"rank": 10
},
"10": {
"lord": "Mercury",
"bhavadhipati": 532.98,
"bhava_digbala": 30,
"sign_kind": "nara",
"total_virupas": 562.98,
"rupas": 9.38,
"rank": 4
},
"11": {
"lord": "Moon",
"bhavadhipati": 381.74,
"bhava_digbala": 20,
"sign_kind": "keeta",
"total_virupas": 401.74,
"rupas": 6.7,
"rank": 12
},
"12": {
"lord": "Sun",
"bhavadhipati": 551.38,
"bhava_digbala": 40,
"sign_kind": "chatushpada",
"total_virupas": 591.38,
"rupas": 9.86,
"rank": 2
}
},
"ranked": [
1,
12,
8
],
"unit": "virupas",
"not_computed": [
{
"component": "bhava_drishti",
"reason": "aspects on a house are not added: sources disagree on the arithmetic and no published figure could be reproduced, so no value is invented for it"
}
],
"note": "A house is largely as strong as its lord, which is why bhavadhipati bala dominates the total. Bhava digbala reads the kind of sign on the house midpoint (equal houses). Occupancy is not counted separately -- an occupying graha already…"
},
"reckoned_at": {
"is_day": true,
"hora_lord": "Mars",
"hora_rule": "sixty_minutes_from_sunrise",
"weekday_lord": "Mercury",
"vedic_weekday_index": 3,
"part_fraction": 0.3166,
"solar_noon_fraction": 0.5418
},
"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
Ranked by shadbala, John Doe's strongest planet is Mars, then the Sun and Jupiter. Venus is the weakest.
John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York
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Classification
- Section
- SB · Shadbala
- Kind
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- Feature
- Planetary strength
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