POST/v1/astro/panchanga/hora

Planetary hours (Hora)

Calculate all 24 Hora (planetary hours) for a given date and location using unequal seasonal division: 12 equal parts from sunrise to sunset and 12 from sunset to next sunrise. The first hora after sunrise is ruled by the sunrise-boundary Vedic vara lord; subsequent horas follow the Chaldean sequence. Response includes a convention field naming the division used.

Request parameters

daterequired

string

Date in YYYY-MM-DD format

locationoptional

string | null

City name. Example: 'Mumbai'

latitudeoptional

number | null

longitudeoptional

number | null

timezoneoptional

string | null

IANA timezone string

Response fields

success

boolean

True if the request succeeded

message

string

Human-readable status message

data

object

data.date

string

Date for which Hora is calculated (YYYY-MM-DD).

data.convention

string

Hora division used. unequal_seasonal = 12 day + 12 night parts from real sunrise/sunset (panchanga / electional).

data.sunrise

string

Sunrise time in HH:MM local time.

data.sunset

string

Sunset time in HH:MM local time.

data.next_sunrise

string

Next day sunrise time in HH:MM local time.

data.horas

array[object]

24 planetary hours: 12 from sunrise to sunset, then 12 from sunset to next sunrise.

data.horas[].hora

integer

Hora number, 1 to 24.

data.horas[].ruling_planet

string

Planet ruling this hora.

data.horas[].start

string

Hora start time in HH:MM local time.

data.horas[].end

string

Hora end time in HH:MM local time.

data.horas[].quality

string

Activities suited to this planetary hora.

data.horas[].is_current

boolean

True if this hora is currently active.

Errors

authentication_failed

Missing or invalid API key.

ephemeris_unavailable

Upstream ephemeris service error.

insufficient_tier

Reserved; product endpoints are not feature-gated by plan (quota differs by tier).

internal_error

Unexpected server error.

ip_rate_limit_exceeded

Too many requests in a short window.

payload_too_large

Request body exceeds the size limit.

resource_not_found

Referenced resource was not found.

validation_error

Request body failed schema validation.

Related endpoints

• Choghadiya periods
• Daily Panchanga
• Hindu festival and vrat calendar
• Monthly Panchanga calendar
• Monthly Panchanga calendar (JSON body)
• Rahu Kaal, Gulika Kaal, Yamaganda Kaal
• Tamil Panchanga

Request

POST·application/json

curl

curl -X POST "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/astro/panchanga/hora" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"date":"1990-05-15","latitude":28.6139,"longitude":77.209,"timezone":"Asia/Kolkata"}'

Python

import asterwise
from asterwise.api.astrology_api import AstrologyApi
from asterwise.models.panchanga_ext_request import PanchangaExtRequest

configuration = asterwise.Configuration(
    host="https://api.asterwise.com",
    access_token="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

request = PanchangaExtRequest(
    date="1990-05-15",
    latitude=28.6139,
    longitude=77.209,
    timezone="Asia/Kolkata",
)

with asterwise.ApiClient(configuration) as client:
    api = AstrologyApi(client)
    result = api.panchanga_hora(panchanga_ext_request=request)
    print(result)

TypeScript

import { createClient, createConfig, panchangaHora } from 'asterwise';

const client = createClient(createConfig({
  baseUrl: 'https://api.asterwise.com',
  headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' },
}));

const result = await panchangaHora({
  client,
  body: {
      "date": "1990-05-15",
      "latitude": 28.6139,
      "longitude": 77.209,
      "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
  },
});

console.log(result.data);

Response

200 OK·application/jsonsigned

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "date": "1990-05-15",
    "convention": "unequal_seasonal",
    "sunrise": "05:31",
    "sunset": "19:05",
    "next_sunrise": "05:30",
    "horas": [
      {
        "hora": 1,
        "ruling_planet": "Mars",
        "start": "05:31",
        "end": "06:39",
        "quality": "Physical activity, surgery, courage, property dealings, conflict resolution, siblings",
        "is_current": false
      },
      {
        "hora": 2,
        "ruling_planet": "Sun",
        "start": "06:39",
        "end": "07:46",
        "quality": "Leadership, government work, authority, dealing with officials, father-related matters",
        "is_current": false
      },
      "... and 22 more items"
    ]
  }
}