/v1/panchang/gulika

Gulika interval.

What this tells you

Gulika (also called Maandi) is the third daily inauspicious interval. It's associated with Saturn's son and is particularly important in muhurta astrology — the sign occupying the Gulika position at a query's moment can be used as an alternate ascendant for Prashna (horary).

Request

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

example request

curl "https://api.divyastroapi.com/v1/panchang/gulika?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": 2461137.069,
  "end_jd":   2461137.135,
  "start_local": "2026-04-19T07:40:00+05:30",
  "end_local":   "2026-04-19T09:14:00+05:30",
  "duration_minutes": 94,
  "segment_of_day": 2
}

Field reference

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

Field	Type	Meaning
start_jd	number	Gulika start JD. example: `2461137.069`
end_jd	number	Gulika end JD. example: `2461137.135`
start_local	string	Local start time. example: `"2026-04-19T07:40:00+05:30"`
end_local	string	Local end time. example: `"2026-04-19T09:14:00+05:30"`
duration_minutes	integer	1/8th of day length. example: `94`
segment_of_day	integer	Sunday=7, Monday=6, Tuesday=5, Wednesday=4, Thursday=3, Friday=2, Saturday=1. example: `2`

Usage tips

How to use it

Used in Prashna
For Prashna (horary) analysis, Gulika's position is sometimes used as an auxiliary lagna. The /v1/prashna/chart endpoint exposes this.

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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