/v1/panchang/panchaka

Panchaka type (5-fold inauspicious).

What this tells you

Panchaka ("the five-fold") is an inauspicious window derived from (tithi + vara + nakshatra) mod 9. When the result falls on certain combinations, a Panchaka type is active — each with its own area of caution (Mrityu = avoid fatal activities, Agni = avoid fire, etc.).

Request

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

example request

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

{
  "panchaka_type": "Rog",
  "type_index": 2,
  "is_panchaka": true,
  "description": "Rog Panchaka — inauspicious for health-related activities"
}

Field reference

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

Field	Type	Meaning
panchaka_type	string \| null	One of: Mrityu (death), Agni (fire), Raja (royal), Chora (theft), Rog (illness). Null if not in Panchaka. example: `"Rog"`
type_index	integer (1–5) \| null	1=Mrityu, 2=Rog, 3=Agni, 4=Raja, 5=Chora. example: `2`
is_panchaka	boolean	Whether the moment falls in a Panchaka interval. example: `true`
description	string	Plain-language warning. example: `"Rog Panchaka — inauspicious for health-related activities"`

Usage tips

How to use it

Avoid for specific activities only
Unlike Rahu Kaal (avoid for everything), Panchaka is avoided for domain-specific tasks. Mrityu Panchaka: don't travel. Rog Panchaka: don't start medical procedures. Agni Panchaka: don't light new cooking fires.

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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