/v1/muhurta/naamkaran

Baby-naming muhurta.

What this tells you

Naamkaran (baby-naming) is traditionally done on the 11th day after birth. The muhurta is scored against the baby's birth nakshatra, the ceremony time's tithi/nakshatra, and auspicious vara. The `suggested_letters` output is what parents typically want — classical syllables to pick a name from.

Request

All requests require an Authorization header with your dv_live_* API key.

example request

curl "https://api.divyastroapi.com/v1/muhurta/naamkaran?date=2026-04-19&time=06%3A30&tz=%2B05%3A30&lat=28.61&lon=77.21" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dv_live_0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef"

Response (200 OK)

Successful requests return a JSON body. Field names are stable across versions.

200 response

{
  "candidate": "2026-04-25T11:00:00+05:30",
  "score": 85,
  "verdict": "excellent",
  "suggested_letters": ["Ka", "Ki", "Ku", "Kha"],
  "nakshatra_pada": { "nakshatra": "Pushya", "pada": 1 }
}

Field reference

Every field in the response, with its type, a real example, and what it means.

Field	Type	Meaning
score	number	Naamkaran muhurta score. example: `85`
suggested_letters	string[]	First-letter syllables for baby naming based on the nakshatra + pada at the proposed ceremony. example: `["Ka", "Ki", …]`
nakshatra_pada	object	Running nakshatra at the candidate moment. example: `…`

Usage tips

How to use it

Show letters prominently
Parents care more about the suggested letters than the score. Put the syllable list at the top of the result.

Errors

Every error follows the same envelope. Use the error.code field (not the message) for conditional logic in your integration.

401 Unauthorized

{
  "error": {
    "code": "unauthorized",
    "message": "missing or invalid API key",
    "request_id": "req_01hqy7k8c3e7m1n"
  }
}

402 Payment Required

{
  "error": {
    "code": "trial_exhausted",
    "message": "your free trial credits are exhausted — pick a plan to continue",
    "top_up_url": "https://divyastroapi.com/pricing",
    "request_id": "req_01hqy7k8c3e7m1n"
  }
}

429 Too Many Requests

{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limited",
    "message": "rate limit exceeded; retry after 12 seconds",
    "request_id": "req_01hqy7k8c3e7m1n"
  }
}

Try it

Get a dv_live_* key from your dashboard and paste into the cURL snippet above. New accounts get 500 free credits. Sign up.