/v1/panchang/nakshatra

Nakshatra + pada + lord at moment.

What this tells you

Nakshatras are the 27 lunar mansions — slices of the sidereal zodiac the Moon transits through. Every nakshatra has a ruling planet, deity, symbol, and temperament (gana). The nakshatra your Moon was in at birth (Janma Nakshatra) determines your Vimshottari dasha sequence and is the single most important data point in Vedic astrology after your ascendant.

Request

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

example request

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

{
  "nakshatra": {
    "index": 8,
    "name": "Pushya",
    "lord": "Saturn",
    "pada": 2,
    "pada_lord": "Venus",
    "deity": "Brihaspati",
    "symbol": "Cow's udder",
    "gana": "Deva"
  },
  "start_jd": 2461137.128,
  "end_jd":   2461138.091,
  "duration_hours": 23.1,
  "percent_complete": 56.2,
  "ends_at": "2026-04-20T09:11:20+05:30"
}

Field reference

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

Field	Type	Meaning
nakshatra.index	integer (1–27)	Sequential nakshatra number. example: `8` Jyotish: 27 nakshatras span 360° of the sidereal zodiac — each covers 13°20'. Ashwini (1) through Revati (27).
nakshatra.name	string	Sanskrit name. example: `"Pushya"` Jyotish: Pushya is considered one of the most auspicious nakshatras — ruled by Saturn, associated with nourishment and strength.
nakshatra.lord	string	Ruling planet of this nakshatra. Powers Vimshottari dasha. example: `"Saturn"` Jyotish: The nakshatra lord at birth determines your Vimshottari Mahadasha cycle. Critical field for dasha-based predictions.
nakshatra.pada	integer (1–4)	Quarter (pada) of the nakshatra. Each nakshatra has 4 padas of 3°20' each. example: `2` Jyotish: Padas map to the Navamsa (D9) chart — pada determines the sign in D9.
nakshatra.pada_lord	string	Lord of this specific pada (by Navamsa). example: `"Venus"`
nakshatra.deity	string	Presiding deity — used in rituals. example: `"Brihaspati"`
nakshatra.symbol	string	Classical symbol associated with this nakshatra. example: `"Cow's udder"`
nakshatra.gana	string	Temperament — Deva (divine), Manushya (human), or Rakshasa (demonic). Used in matchmaking (Gana Koota). example: `"Deva"`
start_jd	number	When the Moon entered this nakshatra. example: `2461137.128`
end_jd	number	When the Moon leaves this nakshatra. example: `2461138.091`
duration_hours	number	Nakshatra durations vary from ~22–26 hours. example: `23.1`
percent_complete	number	How deep into the nakshatra the moment is. example: `56.2`

Usage tips

How to use it

Display in Devanagari + English
Nakshatra names are recognized more in Devanagari by Indian users — show both (e.g. "Pushya · पुष्य").
Use pada for Navamsa lookup
Pada maps directly to the D9 sign. Don't compute this separately — use the pada field.
Gana is for matchmaking
The `gana` field feeds the Gana Koota in Ashtakoota matching. Deva + Deva = best, Deva + Rakshasa = worst.

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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