/v1/panchang/choghadiya

Day + night Choghadiya schedule.

What this tells you

Choghadiya is "the four ghatikas" — the day is divided into 8 slots of 4 ghatikas each (≈94 min). Each slot is named (Amrit, Shubh, Labh, Char, Rog, Kaal, Udveg) and labeled good or bad. The sequence depends on the weekday. Choghadiya is the everyday common-man's muhurta system — used for scheduling meetings, travel, and errands.

Request

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

example request

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

{
  "day_slots": [
    { "index": 1, "name": "Udveg",  "start_local": "06:18", "end_local": "07:52", "quality": "bad"  },
    { "index": 2, "name": "Char",   "start_local": "07:52", "end_local": "09:26", "quality": "good" },
    { "index": 3, "name": "Labh",   "start_local": "09:26: "end_local": "11:00", "quality": "good" },
    { "index": 4, "name": "Amrit",  "start_local": "11:00", "end_local": "12:34", "quality": "good" },
    { "index": 5, "name": "Kaal",   "start_local": "12:34", "end_local": "14:08", "quality": "bad"  },
    { "index": 6, "name": "Shubh",  "start_local": "14:08", "end_local": "15:42", "quality": "good" },
    { "index": 7, "name": "Rog",    "start_local": "15:42", "end_local": "17:16", "quality": "bad"  },
    { "index": 8, "name": "Udveg",  "start_local": "17:16", "end_local": "18:51", "quality": "bad"  }
  ],
  "night_slots": [
    { "index": 1, "name": "Shubh",  "start_local": "18:51", "end_local": "20:25", "quality": "good" },
    { "index": 2, "name": "Amrit",  "start_local": "20:25", "end_local": "21:59", "quality": "good" },
    { "index": 3, "name": "Char",   "start_local": "21:59", "end_local": "23:33", "quality": "good" }
  ],
  "slot_duration_minutes_day":   94,
  "slot_duration_minutes_night": 94
}

Field reference

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

Field	Type	Meaning
day_slots	array of 8 slots	Day is split into 8 choghadiya slots of ~94 min each (sunrise → sunset / 8). example: `[…]`
night_slots	array of 8 slots	Night split similarly (sunset → next sunrise / 8). example: `[…]`
*.index	integer (1–8)	Slot number within day or night. example: `1`
*.name	string	Classical name. 7 possible: Amrit, Shubh, Labh, Char, Rog, Kaal, Udveg. Sequence shifts by weekday. example: `"Udveg"`
*.quality	string	"good" (Amrit, Shubh, Labh, Char) or "bad" (Rog, Kaal, Udveg). example: `"good"`
*.start_local	string	HH:MM local time. example: `"06:18"`
*.end_local	string	HH:MM local time. example: `"07:52"`

Usage tips

How to use it

Classic Hindu calendar UI
Render as two rows (day/night) of 8 cells each, colored green/red by quality. Add "current slot" indicator.
"Amrit" is the best
For critical tasks (starting a journey, signing papers), pick Amrit slot above other good ones.

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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