/v1/panchang/amrit-kalam

Amrit Kalam window.

What this tells you

Amrit Kalam ("nectar time") is a 48-minute highly auspicious window, computed from the same nakshatra table as Varjyam but offset by exactly 12 ghatikas (288 minutes). Actions begun during Amrit Kalam are said to bear especially good fruit.

Request

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

example request

curl "https://api.divyastroapi.com/v1/panchang/amrit-kalam?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": 2461137.500,
  "end_jd":   2461137.533,
  "start_local": "2026-04-19T18:00:00+05:30",
  "end_local":   "2026-04-19T18:48:00+05:30",
  "duration_minutes": 48,
  "based_on_nakshatra": "Pushya"
}

Field reference

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

Field	Type	Meaning
start_jd	number	Amrit Kalam start JD. example: `2461137.500`
end_jd	number	Amrit Kalam end JD. example: `2461137.533`
start_local	string	Local start time. example: `"2026-04-19T18:00:00+05:30"`
end_local	string	Local end time. example: `"2026-04-19T18:48:00+05:30"`
duration_minutes	integer	Amrit Kalam is 48 minutes. example: `48`
based_on_nakshatra	string	The sunrise-running nakshatra determines the offset. example: `"Pushya"`

Usage tips

How to use it

Great default "best time" pick
If you need to suggest the single best window of the day, Amrit Kalam is a strong choice — more discriminating than Abhijit, which always sits at noon.

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.