Varga Dignities

Endpoint POST https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/charts/varga-dignities

Returns the dignity of each planet across all 16 Parashari divisional charts in a single call — the “Dignities in the 16 divisions” table. Each row is one varga (D1–D60), each column is one of the 9 Vedic planets, and the value is the planet’s dignity in that varga.

Pair this with /charts/varga-signs for the companion sign-placement table. For single-chart planet data, use /charts/varga-planets.

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`

See authentication for security considerations.

Request body

Send a JSON object with Content-Type: application/json. Standard birth data — no chart parameter needed (all 16 are always returned).

Field	Type	Required	Description
`year`	integer	Yes	Birth year, 4-digit (e.g. `1990`).
`month`	integer	Yes	Birth month, `1`–`12`.
`day`	integer	Yes	Day of month, `1`–`31`.
`hour`	integer	Yes	Hour in 24-hour local clock time, `0`–`23`.
`minute`	integer	Yes	Minute, `0`–`59`.
`second`	integer	No	Second, `0`–`59`. Default `0`.
`latitude`	number	Yes	Signed decimal degrees, −90…90. Positive = North.
`longitude`	number	Yes	Signed decimal degrees, −180…180. Positive = East.
`timezone`	string	Yes	IANA timezone identifier (e.g. `Asia/Kolkata`).
`ayanamsa`	string	No	Default `lahiri`. Full list →
`node_type`	string	No	`mean` (default) or `true`.

Response shape

data.charts is an array of 16 objects. Each has code, name, and the dignity value for each of the 9 planets.

Field	Type	Description
charts[]
`code`	string	Varga code (e.g. `D9`).
`name`	string	Sanskrit chart name (e.g. `Navamsa`).
`Sun`…`Ketu`	string	Dignity of the planet in this varga.
top-level
`total_charts`	integer	Always `16`.

Dignity values

Value	Meaning
`exalted`	Planet is in its sign of exaltation — strongest placement.
`own_sign`	Planet is in a sign it rules.
`moolatrikona`	Planet is in its moolatrikona range.
`friend`	Planet is in a friendly sign.
`neutral`	Planet is in a neutral sign.
`enemy`	Planet is in an enemy sign.
`debilitated`	Planet is in its sign of debilitation — weakest placement.

Use cases

16-varga dignity grid — render the classic “Dignities in the 16 divisions” table with colour-coded cells (green for exalted, red for debilitated).
Varga Vimshopaka strength — count exalted/own/friendly placements across vargas to compute a custom strength score.
Weak planet detection — flag planets that are debilitated in multiple vargas as chronically weak.
Dignity shift analysis — a debilitated D1 planet that is exalted in D9 may indicate neecha bhanga or hidden potential.

Errors

HTTP	Code	Cause
400	`MISSING_FIELD`	A required birth field is absent.
400	`INVALID_DATE`	Invalid calendar date.
400	`INVALID_TIME`	Hour/minute/second out of range.
400	`INVALID_TIMEZONE`	Numeric or non-IANA timezone.
400	`INVALID_COORDINATE`	`latitude` / `longitude` out of range.
401	`AUTH_MISSING_KEY`	No API key in request.
401	`AUTH_INVALID_KEY`	Key format invalid or not found.
401	`AUTH_REVOKED_KEY`	Key has been revoked.
403	`AUTH_ORIGIN_DENIED`	Request from non-whitelisted origin.
405	`METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED`	Non-POST request.
429	`RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED`	Plan quota exceeded.
500	`CALCULATION_ERROR`	Ephemeris calculation failed.

Error response format

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_TIMEZONE",
    "message": "Unrecognised timezone: 'Asia/Calcutta_'. Use a valid IANA identifier such as 'Asia/Kolkata'."
  }
}

# Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from your dashboard
curl -X POST "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/charts/varga-dignities" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
        "year": 1990,
        "month": 5,
        "day": 20,
        "hour": 14,
        "minute": 30,
        "second": 0,
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
    }'

const response = await fetch(
  'https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/charts/varga-dignities',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      year: 1990,
      month: 5,
      day: 20,
      hour: 14,
      minute: 30,
      second: 0,
      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/vedic/charts/varga-dignities',
    headers={'X-Api-Key': os.environ['STARSAPI_KEY']},
    json={
        'year': 1990,
        'month': 5,
        'day': 20,
        'hour': 14,
        'minute': 30,
        'second': 0,
        'latitude': 28.6139,
        'longitude': 77.209,
        'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata'
    }
)
result = response.json()

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

<?php
$payload = [
    'year' => 1990,
    'month' => 5,
    'day' => 20,
    'hour' => 14,
    'minute' => 30,
    'second' => 0,
    'latitude' => 28.6139,
    'longitude' => 77.209,
    'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
];

$ch = curl_init('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/charts/varga-dignities');
curl_setopt($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/vedic/charts/varga-dignities'),
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: jsonEncode({
      'year': 1990,
      'month': 5,
      'day': 20,
      'hour': 14,
      'minute': 30,
      'second': 0,
      '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/vedic/charts/varga-dignities"
    )!)
    request.httpMethod = "POST"
    request.setValue("YOUR_API_KEY", forHTTPHeaderField: "X-Api-Key")
    request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
    request.httpBody = """
        {
            "year": 1990,
            "month": 5,
            "day": 20,
            "hour": 14,
            "minute": 30,
            "second": 0,
            "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 = """
    {
        "year": 1990,
        "month": 5,
        "day": 20,
        "hour": 14,
        "minute": 30,
        "second": 0,
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
    }
    """.trimIndent()

    val request = Request.Builder()
        .url("https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/charts/varga-dignities")
        .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{}{
        "year": 1990,
        "month": 5,
        "day": 20,
        "hour": 14,
        "minute": 30,
        "second": 0,
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    })

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/charts/varga-dignities",
        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/vedic/charts/varga-dignities')
payload = {
  'year' => 1990,
  'month' => 5,
  'day' => 20,
  'hour' => 14,
  'minute' => 30,
  'second' => 0,
  '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": {
    "charts": [
      { "code": "D1",  "name": "Rashi",           "Sun": "neutral",     "Moon": "neutral",    "Mars": "neutral",     "Mercury": "neutral",    "Jupiter": "neutral",     "Venus": "exalted",    "Saturn": "own_sign",    "Rahu": "neutral",    "Ketu": "neutral" },
      { "code": "D2",  "name": "Hora",            "Sun": "neutral",     "Moon": "own_sign",   "Mars": "debilitated", "Mercury": "neutral",    "Jupiter": "exalted",     "Venus": "neutral",    "Saturn": "neutral",     "Rahu": "neutral",    "Ketu": "neutral" },
      { "code": "D3",  "name": "Drekkana",        "Sun": "neutral",     "Moon": "neutral",    "Mars": "neutral",     "Mercury": "neutral",    "Jupiter": "neutral",     "Venus": "neutral",    "Saturn": "own_sign",    "Rahu": "exalted",    "Ketu": "exalted" },
      { "code": "D4",  "name": "Chaturthamsa",    "Sun": "neutral",     "Moon": "neutral",    "Mars": "own_sign",    "Mercury": "neutral",    "Jupiter": "own_sign",    "Venus": "neutral",    "Saturn": "own_sign",    "Rahu": "neutral",    "Ketu": "neutral" },
      { "code": "D7",  "name": "Saptamsa",        "Sun": "neutral",     "Moon": "neutral",    "Mars": "neutral",     "Mercury": "neutral",    "Jupiter": "neutral",     "Venus": "neutral",    "Saturn": "neutral",     "Rahu": "debilitated","Ketu": "debilitated" },
      { "code": "D9",  "name": "Navamsa",         "Sun": "neutral",     "Moon": "neutral",    "Mars": "neutral",     "Mercury": "neutral",    "Jupiter": "own_sign",    "Venus": "neutral",    "Saturn": "own_sign",    "Rahu": "neutral",    "Ketu": "neutral" },
      { "code": "D10", "name": "Dasamsa",         "Sun": "neutral",     "Moon": "neutral",    "Mars": "own_sign",    "Mercury": "neutral",    "Jupiter": "neutral",     "Venus": "neutral",    "Saturn": "neutral",     "Rahu": "own_sign",   "Ketu": "neutral" },
      { "code": "D12", "name": "Dwadasamsa",      "Sun": "neutral",     "Moon": "neutral",    "Mars": "exalted",     "Mercury": "exalted",    "Jupiter": "own_sign",    "Venus": "neutral",    "Saturn": "own_sign",    "Rahu": "neutral",    "Ketu": "neutral" },
      { "code": "D16", "name": "Shodasamsa",      "Sun": "debilitated", "Moon": "neutral",    "Mars": "own_sign",    "Mercury": "neutral",    "Jupiter": "neutral",     "Venus": "neutral",    "Saturn": "debilitated", "Rahu": "neutral",    "Ketu": "neutral" },
      { "code": "D20", "name": "Vimsamsa",        "Sun": "neutral",     "Moon": "neutral",    "Mars": "neutral",     "Mercury": "neutral",    "Jupiter": "exalted",     "Venus": "neutral",    "Saturn": "debilitated", "Rahu": "neutral",    "Ketu": "neutral" },
      { "code": "D24", "name": "Siddhamsa",       "Sun": "neutral",     "Moon": "neutral",    "Mars": "neutral",     "Mercury": "neutral",    "Jupiter": "neutral",     "Venus": "neutral",    "Saturn": "neutral",     "Rahu": "neutral",    "Ketu": "neutral" },
      { "code": "D27", "name": "Saptavimshamsa",  "Sun": "neutral",     "Moon": "own_sign",   "Mars": "own_sign",    "Mercury": "neutral",    "Jupiter": "debilitated", "Venus": "neutral",    "Saturn": "neutral",     "Rahu": "neutral",    "Ketu": "neutral" },
      { "code": "D30", "name": "Trimsamsa",       "Sun": "neutral",     "Moon": "neutral",    "Mars": "neutral",     "Mercury": "neutral",    "Jupiter": "own_sign",    "Venus": "neutral",    "Saturn": "neutral",     "Rahu": "neutral",    "Ketu": "neutral" },
      { "code": "D40", "name": "Khavedamsa",      "Sun": "neutral",     "Moon": "neutral",    "Mars": "neutral",     "Mercury": "neutral",    "Jupiter": "neutral",     "Venus": "neutral",    "Saturn": "neutral",     "Rahu": "neutral",    "Ketu": "neutral" },
      { "code": "D45", "name": "Akshavedamsa",    "Sun": "exalted",     "Moon": "debilitated","Mars": "neutral",     "Mercury": "neutral",    "Jupiter": "debilitated", "Venus": "neutral",    "Saturn": "neutral",     "Rahu": "neutral",    "Ketu": "neutral" },
      { "code": "D60", "name": "Shashtiamsa",     "Sun": "neutral",     "Moon": "neutral",    "Mars": "neutral",     "Mercury": "exalted",    "Jupiter": "own_sign",    "Venus": "neutral",    "Saturn": "neutral",     "Rahu": "debilitated","Ketu": "debilitated" }
    ],
    "total_charts": 16
  },
  "meta": {
    "endpoint": "/api/v3/vedic/charts/varga-dignities",
    "version": "3.0",
    "response_time_ms": 5,
    "timestamp": "2026-06-09T07:35:42+05:30",
    "credits_remaining": 198579,
    "request_id": "778cfcd31883aa30",
    "ayanamsa": {
      "name": "Lahiri",
      "value": 23.725957,
      "value_dms": "23°43'33\""
    },
    "node_type": "mean"
  }
}