Varshphal Planets

Endpoint POST https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/varshphal/planets

Returns planet positions in the Varshphal chart — 7 traditional Tajika planets (Sun through Saturn). Each includes sign, degree, house, dignity, and positional flags.

Authentication

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

Request body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`year`	integer	Yes	Birth year, 4-digit.
`month`	integer	Yes	Birth month, `1`–`12`.
`day`	integer	Yes	Day of month.
`hour`	integer	Yes	Hour, 24-hour format.
`minute`	integer	Yes	Minute.
`second`	integer	No	Default `0`.
`latitude`	number	Yes	Decimal degrees.
`longitude`	number	Yes	Decimal degrees.
`timezone`	string	Yes	IANA timezone identifier.
`varshphal_year`	integer	Yes*	Calendar year for the annual chart. Alternatively send `year_of_life`.
`year_of_life`	integer	Yes*	Year of life. Send either this or `varshphal_year`, not both.
`ayanamsa`	string	No	Default `lahiri`.
`node_type`	string	No	`mean` (default) or `true`.

Response shape

resolved

Present in all Varshphal endpoints.

Field	Type	Description
`year_of_life`	integer	Which year of life.
`varshphal_year`	integer	Calendar year.
`completed_years`	integer	Completed years of age.
`solar_return_date`	string	Solar return date (YYYY-MM-DD).
`status`	string	`current`, `past`, or `future`.
`status_message`	string	Human-readable summary.

ascendant

Field	Type	Description
`sign`	string	Rising sign at solar return.
`sign_hindi`	string	Transliterated Hindi.
`sign_number`	integer	Sign number.
`sign_lord`	string	Ruling planet.
`longitude`	number	Absolute longitude.
`degree_dms`	string	Degree within sign.

planets[]

Field	Type	Description
`name`	string	Planet name.
`planet_short`	string	2-letter abbreviation.
`sign`	string	Sign in the annual chart.
`sign_hindi`	string	Transliterated Hindi.
`sign_number`	integer	Sign number.
`longitude`	number	Absolute sidereal longitude.
`degree_dms`	string	Degree within sign.
`house`	integer	House in annual chart.
`dignity`	string	Planet dignity.
`is_retrograde`	boolean	Retrograde status.
`is_kendra`	boolean	In a kendra house (1, 4, 7, 10).
`is_trikona`	boolean	In a trikona house (1, 5, 9).
`is_dusthana`	boolean	In a dusthana house (6, 8, 12).
`strength`	string	Overall strength: Good, Moderate, Weak.

Use cases

Planet table — render a 7-row annual planet grid with house, dignity, and strength.
Strength filter — find strong (kendra/trikona) and weak (dusthana) planets for the year.
Retrograde analysis — flag retrograde planets in the annual chart.

Errors

HTTP	Code	Cause
400	`MISSING_FIELD`	Required field absent.
400	`INVALID_DATE`	Bad calendar date.
400	`INVALID_TIME`	Hour/minute/second out of range.
400	`INVALID_TIMEZONE`	Non-IANA timezone.
400	`INVALID_COORDINATE`	Lat/lon out of range.
400	`INVALID_PARAM`	Bad `varshphal_year` or `year_of_life`.
405	`METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED`	Non-POST request.

# Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from your dashboard
curl -X POST "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/varshphal/planets" \
  -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",
        "varshphal_year": 2026
    }'

const response = await fetch(
  'https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/varshphal/planets',
  {
    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',
      varshphal_year: 2026
    })
  }
);
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/varshphal/planets',
    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',
        'varshphal_year': 2026
    }
)
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',
    'varshphal_year' => 2026,
];

$ch = curl_init('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/varshphal/planets');
curl_setopt($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/varshphal/planets'),
    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',
      'varshphal_year': 2026,
    }),
  );
  return jsonDecode(response.body);
}

import Foundation

func getAscendant() async throws -> [String: Any] {
    var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string:
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/varshphal/planets"
    )!)
    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",
            "varshphal_year": 2026
        }
        """.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",
        "varshphal_year": 2026
    }
    """.trimIndent()

    val request = Request.Builder()
        .url("https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/varshphal/planets")
        .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",
        "varshphal_year": 2026,
    })

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/varshphal/planets",
        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/varshphal/planets')
payload = {
  'year' => 1990,
  'month' => 5,
  'day' => 20,
  'hour' => 14,
  'minute' => 30,
  'second' => 0,
  'latitude' => 28.6139,
  'longitude' => 77.209,
  'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
  'varshphal_year' => 2026
}

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": {
    "system": "Varshphal (Tajik annual chart)",
    "note": "Tajik tradition uses 7 traditional planets (Sun-Saturn). Rahu and Ketu are not included.",
    "resolved": { "year_of_life": 37, "varshphal_year": 2026, "solar_return_date": "2026-05-20", "status": "current" },
    "solar_return": { "exact": true, "datetime_local": "2026-05-20 19:59:45", "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata" },
    "ascendant": {
      "sign": "Scorpio",
      "sign_hindi": "Vrishchika",
      "sign_number": 8,
      "sign_lord": "Mars",
      "longitude": 227.3656,
      "degree_dms": "17\u00b021'56\""
    },
    "planets": [
      {
        "name": "Sun",
        "planet_short": "Su",
        "sign": "Taurus",
        "sign_hindi": "Vrishabha",
        "sign_number": 2,
        "longitude": 35.3668,
        "degree_dms": "5\u00b022'00\"",
        "house": 7,
        "dignity": "Neutral",
        "is_retrograde": false,
        "is_kendra": true,
        "is_trikona": false,
        "is_dusthana": false,
        "strength": "Good"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": { "endpoint": "/api/v3/vedic/varshphal/planets", "version": "3.0", "ayanamsa": { "name": "Lahiri", "value": 23.725957 }, "node_type": "mean" }
}