/v1/panchang/brahma-muhurat

Brahma Muhurat window.

What this tells you

Brahma Muhurat is the pre-dawn window — traditionally 96 minutes before sunrise, lasting 48 minutes. Classically recommended for meditation, pranayama, study, and spiritual practice. The mind is said to be clearest during this time. Modern interpretations treat it as the optimum cortisol peak for focused work.

Request

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

example request

curl "https://api.divyastroapi.com/v1/panchang/brahma-muhurat?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": 2461137.1583,
  "end_jd":   2461137.1917,
  "start_local": "2026-04-19T04:47:53+05:30",
  "end_local":   "2026-04-19T05:35:53+05:30",
  "duration_minutes": 48
}

Field reference

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

Field	Type	Meaning
start_jd	number	Brahma Muhurat start JD. example: `2461137.1583`
end_jd	number	Brahma Muhurat end JD. example: `2461137.1917`
start_local	string	Local start time — typically ~90 min before sunrise. example: `"2026-04-19T04:47:53+05:30"`
end_local	string	Ends ~42 min before sunrise. example: `"2026-04-19T05:35:53+05:30"`
duration_minutes	integer	Always 48 minutes (2 muhurtas of 24 minutes each). example: `48`

Usage tips

How to use it

Daily-reminder apps love this
Many meditation apps schedule a push notification for Brahma Muhurat. Call this endpoint daily per user location and schedule the notification.

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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