/v1/panchang/yamaganda

Yamaganda interval.

What this tells you

Yamaganda ("the time of Yama, lord of death") is the second daily inauspicious interval after Rahu Kaal. Same mechanism — day divided into 8 segments, one is Yamaganda based on weekday. Slightly less severe than Rahu Kaal in classical tradition.

Request

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

example request

curl "https://api.divyastroapi.com/v1/panchang/yamaganda?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": 2461137.266,
  "end_jd":   2461137.331,
  "start_local": "2026-04-19T12:21:00+05:30",
  "end_local":   "2026-04-19T13:55:00+05:30",
  "duration_minutes": 94,
  "segment_of_day": 5
}

Field reference

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

Field	Type	Meaning
start_jd	number	Yamaganda start JD. example: `2461137.266`
end_jd	number	Yamaganda end JD. example: `2461137.331`
start_local	string	Local start time. example: `"2026-04-19T12:21:00+05:30"`
end_local	string	Local end time. example: `"2026-04-19T13:55:00+05:30"`
duration_minutes	integer	1/8th of day length. example: `94`
segment_of_day	integer	Which segment. Weekday table: Sunday=5, Monday=4, Tuesday=3, Wednesday=2, Thursday=1, Friday=7, Saturday=6. example: `5`

Usage tips

How to use it

Often shown as "Yamaghanta"
Some regional almanacs use "Yamaghanta" or "Kaal Vela". All refer to the same computation.

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

Get a dv_live_* key from your dashboard and paste into the cURL snippet above. New accounts get 500 free credits. Sign up.