Advanced

Endpoint POST https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/advanced

Returns all fields from basic plus an analytical layer for the 9 classical grahas: dignity (string + boolean flags), combustion distance, baladi avastha, nakshatra lord, nakshatra completion percentage, and sign element.

Date/time fields are optional and default to now. For Sanskrit names, navamsa, and outer planets, use extended.

Authentication

Required. Three methods accepted:

Method	Example
Header (recommended)	`X-Api-Key: am_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx`
Bearer	`Authorization: Bearer am_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx`
Query	`?api_key=am_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx`

Request body

Identical to basic. All date/time fields optional (defaults to now).

Field	Type	Required	Description
`latitude`	number	Yes	Observer latitude, −90…90.
`longitude`	number	Yes	Observer longitude, −180…180.
`timezone`	string	Yes	IANA timezone.
`year`…`second`	integer	No	Snapshot moment. Defaults to now.
`ayanamsa`	string	No	Default `lahiri`.
`node_type`	string	No	`mean` (default) or `true`.

Response shape

moment and zodiac are identical to basic. The ascendant gains sign_element and nakshatra_lord. Each planet gains the fields below on top of the basic set.

Additional planet fields (over basic)

Field	Type	Description
`sign_element`	string	`Fire`, `Earth`, `Air`, or `Water`.
`nakshatra_lord`	string	Vimshottari lord of the nakshatra.
`nakshatra_percent`	number	How far the planet has traversed the nakshatra (0–100).
`baladi_avastha`	string	Age-based state: `Bala`, `Kumara`, `Yuva`, `Vriddha`, `Mrita`.
`dignity`	string	`exalted`, `moolatrikona`, `own_sign`, `debilitated`, or `neutral`.
`is_exalted`	boolean	Exaltation flag.
`is_debilitated`	boolean	Debilitation flag.
`is_own_sign`	boolean	Own-sign flag.
`is_moolatrikona`	boolean	Moolatrikona flag (degree-bounded).
`combust_distance`	number \| null	Angular distance from Sun in degrees. `null` for Sun, Rahu, Ketu.

Dignity priority

When multiple dignities could apply, the endpoint resolves in this order: exalted → moolatrikona → own sign → debilitated → neutral. Moolatrikona is degree-bounded (e.g. Sun in Leo 0–20°). Nodes (Rahu/Ketu) have no classical dignity and always return neutral.

Use cases

Transit strength panel — show each planet’s dignity and avastha to assess transit quality.
Combustion alerts — use combust_distance to warn when a planet approaches the Sun.
Nakshatra progress bars — nakshatra_percent drives visual completion indicators.
Element balance — aggregate sign_element across all transiting planets.

Errors

Same error set as basic.

# Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from your dashboard
curl -X POST "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/advanced" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
    }'

const response = await fetch(
  'https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/advanced',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      latitude: 28.6139,
      longitude: 77.209,
      timezone: 'Asia/Kolkata'
    })
  }
);
const result = await response.json();

if (result.success) {
  console.log(result.data);
}

import requests
import os

response = requests.post(
    'https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/advanced',
    headers={'X-Api-Key': os.environ['STARSAPI_KEY']},
    json={
        'latitude': 28.6139,
        'longitude': 77.209,
        'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata'
    }
)
result = response.json()

if result['success']:
    print(result['data'])

<?php
$payload = [
    'latitude' => 28.6139,
    'longitude' => 77.209,
    'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
];

$ch = curl_init('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/advanced');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($payload));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'X-Api-Key: ' . getenv('STARSAPI_KEY'),
    'Content-Type: application/json'
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
$data = json_decode($response, true);

if ($data['success']) {
    print_r($data['data']);
}

import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
import 'dart:convert';

Future<Map<String, dynamic>> getAscendant() async {
  final response = await http.post(
    Uri.parse('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/advanced'),
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: jsonEncode({
      'latitude': 28.6139,
      'longitude': 77.209,
      'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata',
    }),
  );
  return jsonDecode(response.body);
}

import Foundation

func getAscendant() async throws -> [String: Any] {
    var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string:
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/advanced"
    )!)
    request.httpMethod = "POST"
    request.setValue("YOUR_API_KEY", forHTTPHeaderField: "X-Api-Key")
    request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
    request.httpBody = """
        {
            "latitude": 28.6139,
            "longitude": 77.209,
            "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
        }
        """.data(using: .utf8)

    let (data, _) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
    return try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data) as! [String: Any]
}

import okhttp3.*
import org.json.JSONObject

val client = OkHttpClient()
val JSON = "application/json; charset=utf-8".toMediaType()

fun getAscendant(callback: (JSONObject) -> Unit) {
    val payload = """
    {
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
    }
    """.trimIndent()

    val request = Request.Builder()
        .url("https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/advanced")
        .addHeader("X-Api-Key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
        .post(payload.toRequestBody(JSON))
        .build()

    client.newCall(request).enqueue(object : Callback {
        override fun onResponse(call: Call, response: Response) {
            callback(JSONObject(response.body!!.string()))
        }
        override fun onFailure(call: Call, e: java.io.IOException) {
            e.printStackTrace()
        }
    })
}

package main

import (
    "bytes"
    "encoding/json"
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "os"
)

func main() {
    payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    })

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/advanced",
        bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
    req.Header.Set("X-Api-Key", os.Getenv("STARSAPI_KEY"))
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    resp, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    var result map[string]interface{}
    json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&result)
    fmt.Println(result["data"])
}

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/advanced')
payload = {
  'latitude' => 28.6139,
  'longitude' => 77.209,
  'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata'
}

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req['X-Api-Key'] = ENV['STARSAPI_KEY']
req['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
req.body = payload.to_json

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
res = http.request(req)

data = JSON.parse(res.body)
puts data['data'] if data['success']

200 RESPONSE

{
  "status": 200,
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "moment": {
      "date": "2026-06-20",
      "time": "14:30:00",
      "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
    },
    "zodiac": "sidereal",
    "ascendant": {
      "longitude": 198.4521,
      "longitude_dms": "198°27'8\"",
      "degree_in_sign": 18.4521,
      "degree_in_sign_dms": "18°27'8\"",
      "sign": "Libra",
      "sign_element": "Air",
      "nakshatra": "Swati",
      "pada": 3,
      "sign_lord": "Venus",
      "nakshatra_lord": "Rahu"
    },
    "planets": {
      "Sun": {
        "name": "Sun",
        "longitude": 64.8312,
        "longitude_dms": "64°49'52\"",
        "degree_in_sign": 4.8312,
        "degree_in_sign_dms": "4°49'52\"",
        "sign": "Gemini",
        "sign_element": "Air",
        "nakshatra": "Mrigashira",
        "pada": 3,
        "nakshatra_percent": 68.42,
        "sign_lord": "Mercury",
        "nakshatra_lord": "Mars",
        "house": 9,
        "daily_motion": 0.955231,
        "baladi_avastha": "Bala",
        "is_retrograde": false,
        "is_combust": false,
        "combust_distance": null,
        "dignity": "neutral",
        "is_exalted": false,
        "is_debilitated": false,
        "is_own_sign": false,
        "is_moolatrikona": false
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "endpoint": "/api/v3/transit/vedic/advanced",
    "version": "3.0",
    "response_time_ms": 5,
    "timestamp": "2026-06-20T14:30:12+05:30",
    "credits_remaining": 198499,
    "request_id": "b4f2c3d5e6789012",
    "ayanamsa": {
      "name": "Lahiri",
      "value": 24.2145,
      "value_dms": "24°12'52\""
    },
    "node_type": "mean"
  }
}