/v1/prashna/chart

Prashna (horary) chart at question moment.

What this tells you

Prashna (horary) astrology answers specific questions based on the chart cast at the moment the question is asked. No natal chart required — the query itself is the input. Powerful for yes/no questions, lost-object location, travel timing, and quick decisions.

Request

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

example request

curl "https://api.divyastroapi.com/v1/prashna/chart?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

{
  "moment": "2026-04-19T14:30:00+05:30",
  "prashna_ascendant": { "sign": "Leo", "degree": 15.2, "nakshatra": "Purva Phalguni", "pada": 2 },
  "gulika_position": { "sign": "Sagittarius", "degree": 12.3 },
  "planets": [
    { "name": "Sun",     "sign": "Aries",     "house": 9,  "degree":  6.12 },
    { "name": "Moon",    "sign": "Cancer",    "house": 12, "degree": 22.88 },
    { "name": "Mercury", "sign": "Aries",     "house": 9,  "degree": 14.20 },
    { "name": "Mars",    "sign": "Sagittarius","house": 5,  "degree":  8.71 },
    { "name": "Jupiter", "sign": "Aries",     "house": 9,  "degree":  2.15 }
  ]
}

Field reference

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

Field	Type	Meaning
moment	string	Moment the question was asked — drives the Prashna chart. example: `"2026-04-19T14:30:00+05:30"`
prashna_ascendant	object	Ascendant at the query moment. example: `…`
gulika_position	object	Gulika position — classical auxiliary ascendant for Prashna. example: `…`
planets[]	array	Planetary positions at the query moment, bucketed into houses from the Prashna ascendant. example: `[…]`

Usage tips

How to use it

Time of question = query moment
The user's timestamp IS the input. Don't let users pick arbitrary dates for Prashna — it defeats the purpose.

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.