/v1/transit/positions

Current sidereal positions of all planets.

What this tells you

Live sidereal positions of all 9 planets. Used for transit overlays on natal charts, horoscope generation, and daily muhurta calculations. Not birth-specific — it's a snapshot of the sky at a moment.

Request

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

example request

curl "https://api.divyastroapi.com/v1/transit/positions?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

{
  "at_moment": "2026-04-19T14:30:00+05:30",
  "ayanamsa": "lahiri",
  "transits": [
    { "planet": "Sun",     "longitude":  6.12,  "sign": "Aries",     "sign_index":  1, "degree_in_sign":  6.12, "retrograde": false, "nakshatra": "Ashwini",       "pada": 2 },
    { "planet": "Moon",    "longitude":112.88,  "sign": "Cancer",    "sign_index":  4, "degree_in_sign": 22.88, "retrograde": false, "nakshatra": "Ashlesha",      "pada": 1 },
    { "planet": "Mars",    "longitude":248.71,  "sign": "Sagittarius","sign_index":  9, "degree_in_sign":  8.71, "retrograde": false, "nakshatra": "Mula",          "pada": 3 },
    { "planet": "Mercury", "longitude": 14.20,  "sign": "Aries",     "sign_index":  1, "degree_in_sign": 14.20, "retrograde": false, "nakshatra": "Bharani",       "pada": 3 },
    { "planet": "Jupiter", "longitude":  2.15,  "sign": "Aries",     "sign_index":  1, "degree_in_sign":  2.15, "retrograde": false, "nakshatra": "Ashwini",       "pada": 1 },
    { "planet": "Venus",   "longitude":341.85,  "sign": "Pisces",    "sign_index": 12, "degree_in_sign": 11.85, "retrograde": false, "nakshatra": "Uttara Bhadrapada", "pada": 2 },
    { "planet": "Saturn",  "longitude":321.40,  "sign": "Aquarius",  "sign_index": 11, "degree_in_sign": 21.40, "retrograde": false, "nakshatra": "Purva Bhadrapada", "pada": 2 },
    { "planet": "Rahu",    "longitude":324.10,  "sign": "Aquarius",  "sign_index": 11, "degree_in_sign": 24.10, "retrograde": true,  "nakshatra": "Purva Bhadrapada", "pada": 3 },
    { "planet": "Ketu",    "longitude":144.10,  "sign": "Leo",       "sign_index":  5, "degree_in_sign": 24.10, "retrograde": true,  "nakshatra": "Purva Phalguni",   "pada": 3 }
  ]
}

Field reference

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

Field	Type	Meaning
at_moment	string	Reference moment. Defaults to "now" if no params. example: `"2026-04-19T14:30:00+05:30"`
transits[]	array of 9	Current sidereal positions of all 9 grahas. example: `[…]`
transits[].longitude	number	Sidereal longitude right now. example: `6.12`
transits[].retrograde	boolean	Current retrograde status. example: `false`

Usage tips

How to use it

Overlay on natal chart
For "your current transits" UI, render transit positions as an outer ring around the natal D1 chart.
Cache briefly
Transit positions change slowly for outer planets but Moon moves ~13°/day. Cache for at most 15 minutes.

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.