/api/astro/western/draconic/1 creditDraconic chart
The natal chart measured from the lunar node instead of from 0 Aries. The draconic zodiac begins at the Moon's north node, so this is the natal chart rotated until the node sits at the start of Aries. Practitioners read it as the chart's deeper layer and compare it against the natal positions — the contacts between the two sets are the technique. Both sets are returned. Note that every aspect INSIDE a draconic chart is identical to the natal chart's, because the whole wheel rotates rigidly; what changes is which signs the planets fall in. A draconic endpoint returning different internal aspects would be wrong.
https://yogataraapi.prahlad.app/api/astro/western/draconic/Authentication
Send your key in the X-API-Key header. Keys are server-side credentials — never put one in browser JavaScript or a mobile app.
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. |
| 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. |
| latitude | number (double) | optional | 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. |
| longitude | number (double) | optional | 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. |
| orb_factor | number (double) | optional | Scale every aspect orb. 0.5 halves them, 2 doubles them. min 0.1 · max 2 |
| timezone_as_float | number (double) | optional | 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 |
Example request
curl -X POST https://yogataraapi.prahlad.app/api/astro/western/draconic/ \
-H "X-API-Key: $OCCULT_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"date_time":"1990-08-15T10:30:00+05:30","latitude":26.9124,"longitude":75.7873,"timezone_as_float":5.5}'Response
{
"_truncated": true,
"_note": "Response shortened for the catalogue.",
"preview": "{\"data\": {\"zodiac\": \"draconic\", \"node_longitude\": 307.233496, \"note\": \"Longitudes are measured from the north node, which sits at 0 Aries by construction. Aspects within the chart are unchanged from the natal chart because the whole wheel rotates rigidly; the signs are what change.\", \"planets\": [{\"name\": \"sun\", \"natal_longitude\": 142.125097, \"longitude\": 194.891601, \"speed\": 0.960934, \"retrograde\": false, \"sign\": \"Libra\", \"sign_index\": 7, \"degree_in_sign\": 14.8916, \"formatted\": \"14°53' Libra\"}, {\"name\": \"moon\", \"natal_longitude\": 72.660043, \"longitude\": 125.426547, \"speed\": 14.262958, \"retrograde\": false, \"sign\": \"Leo\", \"sign_index\": 5, \"degree_in_sign\": 5.4265, \"formatted\": \"5°25' Leo\"}, {\"name\": \"mercury\", \"natal_longitude\": 169.176074, \"longitude\": 221.942578, \"speed\": 0.776615, \"retrograde\": false, \"sign\": \"Scorpio\", \"sign_index\": 8, \"degree_in_sign\": 11.9426, \"formatted\": \"11°56' Scorpio\"}, {\"name\": \"venus\", \"natal_longitude\": 121.572681, \"longitude\": 174.339185, \"speed\": 1.22118, \"retrograde\": false, \"sign\": \"Virgo\", \"sign_index\": 6, \"degree_in_sign\": 24.3392, \"formatted\": \"24°20' Virgo\"}, {\"name\": \"mars\", \"natal_longitude\": 51.217023, \"longitude\": 103.983527, \"speed\": 0.576982, \"retrograde\": false, \"sign\": \"Cancer\", \"sign_index\": 4, \"degree_in_sign\": 13.9835, \"formatted\": \"13°59' Cancer\"}, {\"name\": \"jupiter\", \"natal_longitude\": 119.336805, \"longitude\": 172.103309, \"speed\": 0.214649, \"retrograde\": false, \"sign\": \"Virgo\", \"sign_index\": 6, \"degree_in_sign\": 22.1033, \"formatted\": \"22°06' Virgo\"}, {\"name\": \"saturn\", \"natal_longitude\": 289.878035, \"longitude\": 342.644539, \"speed\": -0.056381, \"retrograde\": true, \"sign\": \"Pisces\", \"sign_index\": 12, \"degree_in_sign\": 12.6445, \"formatted\": \"12°38' Pisces\"}, {\"name\": \"uranus\", \"natal_longitude\": 275.978113, \"longitude\": 328.744617, \"speed\": -0.023775, \"retrograde\": true, \"sign\": \"Aquarius\", \"sign_index\": 11, \"degree_in_sign\": 28.7446, \"formatted\": \"28°44' Aquarius\"}, {\"name\": \"neptune\", \"natal_longitude\": 282.198866, \"longitude\": 334.96537, \"speed\": -0.019063, \"retrograde\": true, \"sign\": \"Pisces\", \"sign_index\": 12, \"degree_in_sign\": 4.9654, \"formatted\": \"4°57' Pisces\"}, {\"name\": \"pluto\", \"natal_longitude\": 225.084319, \"longitude\": 277.850823, \"speed\": 0.011469, \"retrograde\": false, \"sign\": \"Capricorn\", \"sign_index\": 10, \"degree_in_sign\": 7.8508, \"formatted\": \"7°51' Capricorn\"}, {\"name\": \"north_node\", \"natal_longitude\": 307.233496, \"longitude\": 0.0, \"speed\": 0.014476, \"retrograde\": false, \"sign\": \"Aries\", \"sign_index\": 1, \"degree_in_sign\": 0.0, \"formatted\": \"0°00' Aries\"}, {\"name\": \"chiron\", \"natal_longitude\": 112.437645, \"longitude\": 165.204149, \"speed\": 0.099053, \"retrograde\": false, \"sign\": \"Virgo\", \"sign_index\": 6, \"degree_in_sign\": 15.2041, \"formatted\": \"15°12' Virgo\"}], \"natal\": [{\"name\": \"sun\", \"longitude\": 142.125097, \"speed\": 0.960934, \"retrograde\": false, \"sign\": \"Leo\", \"sign_index\": 5, \"degree_in_sign\": 22.1251, \"formatted\": \"22°07' Leo\"}, {\"name\": \"moon\", \"longitude\": 72.660043, \"speed\": 14.262958, \"retrograde\": false, \"sign\": \"Gemini\", \"sign_index\": 3, \"degree_in_sign\": 12.66, \"formatted\": \"12°39' Gemini\"}, {\"name\": \"mercury\", \"longitude\": 169.176074, \"speed\": 0.776615, \"retrograde\": false, \"sign\": \"Virgo\", \"sign_index\": 6, \"degree_in_sign\": 19.1761, \"formatted\": \"19°10' Virgo\"}, {\"name\": \"venus\", \"longitude\": 121.572681, \"speed\": 1.22118, \"retrograde\": false, \"sign\": \"Leo\", \"sign_index\": 5, \"degree_in_sign\": 1.5727, \"formatted\": \"1°34' Leo\"}, {\"name\": \"mars\", \"longitude\": 51.217023, \"speed\": 0.576982, \"retrograde\": false, \"sign\": \"Taurus\", \"sign_index\": 2, \"degree_in_sign\": 21.217, \"formatted\": \"21°13' Taurus\"}, {\"name\": \"jupiter\", \"longitude\": 119.336805, \"speed\": 0.214649, \"retrograde\": false, \"sign\": \"Cancer\", \"sign_index\": 4, \"degree_in_sign\": 29.3368, \"formatted\": \"29°20' Cancer\"}, {\"name\": \"saturn\", \"longitude\": 289.878035, \"speed\": -0.056381, \"retrograde\": true, \"sign\": \"Capricorn\", \"sign_index\": 10, \"degree_in_sign\": 19.878, \"formatted\": \"19°52' Capricorn\"}, {"
}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.