/v1/panchang/abhijit

Abhijit muhurta window.

What this tells you

Abhijit Muhurat is a 48-minute window centered around solar noon. It is universally auspicious — the 8th of the 15 daytime muhurtas. Starting a new venture, travel, or critical work during Abhijit is considered to cancel many other doshas. One major exception: Abhijit is not observed on Wednesdays (the day of Buddha/Mercury).

Request

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

example request

curl "https://api.divyastroapi.com/v1/panchang/abhijit?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

{
  "start_jd": 2461137.4447,
  "end_jd":   2461137.4808,
  "start_local": "2026-04-19T11:40:24+05:30",
  "end_local":   "2026-04-19T12:29:38+05:30",
  "duration_minutes": 49,
  "valid_today": true
}

Field reference

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

Field	Type	Meaning
start_jd	number	Abhijit Muhurat start JD. example: `2461137.4447`
end_jd	number	Abhijit Muhurat end JD. example: `2461137.4808`
start_local	string	Local start time. example: `"2026-04-19T11:40:24+05:30"`
end_local	string	Local end time. example: `"2026-04-19T12:29:38+05:30"`
duration_minutes	integer	About 48 minutes centered around solar noon. example: `49`
valid_today	boolean	Abhijit Muhurat is traditionally not observed on Wednesdays. This field is false on Wednesdays. example: `true`

Usage tips

How to use it

Respect `valid_today`
On Wednesdays, this field is false. Don't display Abhijit as an auspicious window on Wednesdays.
Great default "auspicious window"
For apps that need to suggest a default auspicious time with no other inputs, Abhijit is the safest choice.

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

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