YD · Yogini dasha

YD-02: The cycle starts from the birth nakshatra

The first yogini comes from the birth nakshatra: count it from Ashwini, add three, and take the remainder after dividing by eight. A remainder of zero means Sankata.

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POST	/v1/dasha/yogini	Yogini dasha periods (a 36-year cycle)
POST	/v1/dasha/vimshottari	Vimshottari dasha periods with dates

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

POST /v1/dasha/yogini

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

{
  "system": "yogini",
  "total_years": 36,
  "year_length_days": 365.25,
  "moon_nakshatra_index": 5,
  "nakshatra_fraction_elapsed": 0.09303881,
  "starting_yogini": "Sankata",
  "balance_at_birth_years": 7.25569,
  "balance_method": "time",
  "levels": 2,
  "periods": [
    {
      "yogini": "Sankata",
      "lord": "Rahu",
      "years": 8,
      "start": "1989-11-16T13:52:27.863431",
      "end": "1997-11-16T13:52:27.863431",
      "periods": [
        {
          "yogini": "Sankata",
          "lord": "Rahu",
          "start": "1989-11-16T13:52:27.863431",
          "end": "1991-08-27T21:52:27.863431"
        },
        {
          "yogini": "Mangala",
          "lord": "Moon",
          "start": "1991-08-27T21:52:27.863431",
          "end": "1991-11-17T01:52:27.863431"
        },
        {
          "yogini": "Pingala",
          "lord": "Sun",
          "start": "1991-11-17T01:52:27.863431",
          "end": "1992-04-27T09:52:27.863431"
        }
      ],
      "partial_at_birth": true,
      "balance_years": 7.25569
    },
    {
      "yogini": "Mangala",
      "lord": "Moon",
      "years": 1,
      "start": "1997-11-16T13:52:27.863431",
      "end": "1998-11-16T19:52:27.863431",
      "periods": [
        {
          "yogini": "Mangala",
          "lord": "Moon",
          "start": "1997-11-16T13:52:27.863431",
          "end": "1997-11-26T17:22:27.863431"
        },
        {
          "yogini": "Pingala",
          "lord": "Sun",
          "start": "1997-11-26T17:22:27.863431",
          "end": "1997-12-17T00:22:27.863431"
        },
        {
          "yogini": "Dhanya",
          "lord": "Jupiter",
          "start": "1997-12-17T00:22:27.863431",
          "end": "1998-01-16T10:52:27.863431"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "yogini": "Pingala",
      "lord": "Sun",
      "years": 2,
      "start": "1998-11-16T19:52:27.863431",
      "end": "2000-11-16T07:52:27.863431",
      "periods": [
        {
          "yogini": "Pingala",
          "lord": "Sun",
          "start": "1998-11-16T19:52:27.863431",
          "end": "1998-12-27T09:52:27.863431"
        },
        {
          "yogini": "Dhanya",
          "lord": "Jupiter",
          "start": "1998-12-27T09:52:27.863431",
          "end": "1999-02-26T06:52:27.863431"
        },
        {
          "yogini": "Bhramari",
          "lord": "Mars",
          "start": "1999-02-26T06:52:27.863431",
          "end": "1999-05-18T10:52:27.863431"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "balance_conventions": {
    "longitude": {
      "fraction_elapsed": 0.09312764,
      "balance_years": 7.254979,
      "first_period_ends": "1997-11-16T07:38:41.614067"
    },
    "time": {
      "fraction_elapsed": 0.09303881,
      "balance_years": 7.25569,
      "first_period_ends": "1997-11-16T13:52:27.863431"
    },
    "used": "time",
    "other": "longitude",
    "shift_days": 0.2596,
    "sources_agree": true,
    "note": "longitude measures how far the Moon has moved through its birth nakshatra; time measures how long it has been there (bhayat over bhabhog), as a desktop program does. Every later date moves by the same shift."
  },
  "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

John Doe's Moon is in Mrigashira, so his yogini dasha starts with Sankata, a Rahu period of 8 years. About 7.25 years of it were left at birth.

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

Related glossary terms

Classification

Section: YD · Yogini dasha
Kind: classical: The major traditions of Vedic astrology agree on this rule.
Feature: Dashas (planetary periods)

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John Doe, New York

POST /v1/planets200 OK

RisingVirgoHast
SunCancerAshlesha
MoonTaurusMrigashira
MarsAriesKrittika

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