VG · Divisional charts

VG-01: The sixteen divisions computed

The API works out 16 divisional charts. Most split each sign into equal parts and map each part to a sign. D2 and D30 use their own unequal rules.

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Endpoints that apply this rule

Each call returns the rule it used, so you can match a result to VG-01.

POST

/v1/chart/{division}

Any of the 16 divisional charts (D1 to D60)

Call an endpoint that applies it

The call 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
    }
  ]
}

The rule in John Doe's chart

Applies

Asked for the navamsa (D9), the API gives John Doe a Gemini rising sign. His Sun falls in Pisces, house 10, and his Moon in Leo, house 3.

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

Related glossary terms

Classification

Section: VG · Divisional charts
Kind: classical: The major traditions of Vedic astrology agree on this rule.
Feature: Kundli and birth charts

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John Doe, New York

POST /v1/planets200 OK

RisingVirgoHast
SunCancerAshlesha
MoonTaurusMrigashira
MarsAriesKrittika

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