/api/astro/bhava-cusps/1 creditBhava cusps
The twelve house cusps under two systems, side by side. `equal_house` is the Swiss Ephemeris equal-house division in the sidereal zodiac; `sripati` is the Sripati method. Both come back as twelve entries in degree, sign, minute and second form with nakshatra and pada. Worth checking both before you commit to one: they agree on some charts and diverge on others, and a house placement that changes between them is exactly the kind of thing a reader will query.
https://yogataraapi.prahlad.app/api/astro/bhava-cusps/Authentication
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X-API-Key: yt_live_a1b2c3d4_…
Content-Type: application/jsonRequest fields
| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| date_time | string (date-time) | required | The moment to calculate for, ISO 8601. ALWAYS include an offset or a trailing Z - a value with no zone is read as Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30), not UTC, and can return the previous day's result with a 200. '2026-09-01T06:00:00Z' and '2026-09-01 06:00:00' are different instants and give different answers. |
| latitude | number (double) | required | Latitude of the place, in decimal degrees. Positive is north, negative is south. Example: 26.9124 for Jaipur, 40.7128 for New York. Minutes and seconds are not accepted - convert first. min -89.9 · max 89.9 |
| longitude | number (double) | required | Longitude of the place, in decimal degrees. Positive is east, negative is west. Example: 75.7873 for Jaipur, -74.0060 for New York. Note the sign: a missing minus puts New York in China. min -180 · max 180 |
| timezone_as_float | number (double) | required | UTC offset of the place, in hours, as a decimal. Example: 5.5 for India (UTC+05:30), -5 for New York in winter, 5.75 for Nepal. This is NOT validated against date_time - if the two disagree you get a successful response for the wrong moment, so derive both from the same source. Use the offset in force on that date, not today's: a summer birth in a country with daylight saving needs the summer offset. min -12 · max 14 |
| dhuma_vyatipata_relation | string | optional | 360_minus_dhumadhuma_plus_53_20 |
| eccentric_anomaly | number (double) | optional | |
| eccentricity | number (double) | optional | |
| gulika_portion | string | optional | saturneighth |
| gulika_rises_at | string | optional | beginningmiddleend |
| kala_mrityu_rise_at | string | optional | beginningmiddleend |
| keys | array | optional | Which calculations to return, as a list of names. See the key table for this endpoint; an unrecognised name rejects the whole request. One call costs one credit however many keys you ask for, so request everything you need at once rather than making several calls. |
| mandi_portion | string | optional | saturneighth |
| mandi_rises_at | string | optional | beginningmiddleend |
| mean_anomaly | number (double) | optional | |
| mode | string | optional | |
| nakshatras | string | optional | |
| samvata_type | string | optional | |
| tolerance | number (double) | optional |
Example request
curl -X POST https://yogataraapi.prahlad.app/api/astro/bhava-cusps/ \
-H "X-API-Key: $OCCULT_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"date_time":"2026-09-01T06:00:00+05:30","timezone_as_float":5.5,"latitude":26.9124,"longitude":75.7873}'Response
{
"data": {
"equal_house": [
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Le",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Makha",
"pada": 4
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Vi",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Hasta",
"pada": 1
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Li",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Swaati",
"pada": 2
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Sc",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Anooraadha",
"pada": 3
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Sg",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Moola",
"pada": 4
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Cp",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Sravanam",
"pada": 1
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Aq",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Satabhishak",
"pada": 2
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Pi",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Uttaraabhaadra",
"pada": 3
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Ar",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Ashwini",
"pada": 4
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Ta",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Rohini",
"pada": 1
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Ge",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Aardra",
"pada": 2
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Cn",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Pushyami",
"pada": 3
}
],
"sripati": [
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Le",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Makha",
"pada": 4
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Vi",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Hasta",
"pada": 1
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Li",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Swaati",
"pada": 2
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Sc",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Anooraadha",
"pada": 3
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Sg",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Moola",
"pada": 4
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Cp",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Sravanam",
"pada": 1
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Aq",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Satabhishak",
"pada": 2
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Pi",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Uttaraabhaadra",
"pada": 3
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Ar",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Ashwini",
"pada": 4
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Ta",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Rohini",
"pada": 1
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Ge",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Aardra",
"pada": 2
},
{
"degree": 12,
"sign": "Cn",
"minutes": 11,
"seconds": 16,
"nakshatra": "Pushyami",
"pada": 3
}
]
},
"status": 200,
"is_error": false,
"message": "successful"
}Captured from a real call using the exact request above. Results sit under data.
Errors
Metering errors return { "error": "…", "message": "<code>", "is_error": true }. Show error to people and branch on message. See the error reference.