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Pancha Pakshi

The Pancha Pakshi API provides biorhythm related data and calculations using Vedic Astrology principles. This endpoint is designed for astrology applications, kundli generation, horoscope platforms, and developer integrations requiring accurate JSON-based responses and scalable REST API access.

https://json.astroinsightapi.com/api/v1/biorhythm/pancha-pakshi
Credit Cost
1 Credit
Avg Latency
~66ms
Auth Type
Basic Auth
Format
JSON / UTF-8

Available Response Languages

🇬🇧 English en
🇮🇳 Hindi hi
🇮🇳 Marathi ma

API Overview & Calculation Details

Methodology and astrological context for Pancha Pakshi.

Pancha Pakshi

The Pancha Pakshi API calculates a person's Pancha Pakshi (Five Birds) details based on their birth chart. Pancha Pakshi Shastra is an ancient South Indian Vedic system that assigns one of five symbolic birds to a person based on their birth nakshatra and the lunar phase at birth. Each bird governs specific time periods throughout the day and week, during which activities are considered either highly favourable or unfavourable.

What This API Does

This endpoint derives the ruling bird for a person based on their birth date, time, timezone, and geographic coordinates, and then calculates the activity schedule of all five birds for the current day and time period. The system divides each day into five segments, with each bird ruling one segment and performing one of five activities — ruling, eating, walking, sleeping, or dying — in a rotating sequence. The activity of the person's own ruling bird at any given moment determines the auspiciousness of that time for undertaking important tasks.

What Data It Returns

The response provides comprehensive Pancha Pakshi data, which may include:

  • Ruling bird of the person derived from their birth nakshatra and paksha (lunar fortnight)
  • Five birds and their respective activities for each time division of the current day
  • Activity type for each bird in each time slot — ruling, eating, walking, sleeping, or dying
  • Auspiciousness rating or strength indicator for each time period based on the ruling bird's activity
  • Day bird and night bird assignments, reflecting the day/night cycle split in the Pancha Pakshi system
  • Nakshatra and paksha used to derive the ruling bird
  • Time division boundaries for each of the five daily segments

Main Use Cases

  • Muhurta and electional astrology: Identifying the most auspicious time windows within a day for starting new ventures, signing agreements, travel, medical procedures, or other significant activities
  • Daily planning and scheduling: Helping individuals align their important tasks with their ruling bird's peak activity periods for maximum effectiveness
  • Vedic astrology platforms: Enriching horoscope and daily guidance features with classical South Indian timing wisdom
  • Spiritual and ritual timing: Determining optimal times for prayers, meditation, and religious ceremonies based on the Pancha Pakshi cycle
  • Holistic wellness apps: Combining Pancha Pakshi timing with biorhythm and astrological data for comprehensive daily guidance

Request Parameters

Payload specifications for JSON request body.

application/json
Parameter Type Description & Example
day
Required
integer
Day of birth (1–31).
Example: 15
month
Required
integer
Month of birth (1–12).
Example: 9
year
Required
integer
Year of birth (e.g., 1994).
Example: 1994
hour
Required
integer
Hour of birth in 24-hour format (0–23).
Example: 12
min
Required
integer
Minute of birth (0–59).
Example: 30
sec
Optional
integer
Second of birth (0–59). Optional. If not provided, it is considered as 0.
Example: 30
lat
Required
float
Latitude of the birth location.
Example: 28.6139
lon
Required
float
Longitude of the birth location.
Example: 77.1025
tzone
Optional
float
Timezone offset from UTC. Optional. If not provided, it is considered as 5.5 (IST).
Example: 5.5

Required & Optional Headers

Header Key Value / Format Description
Authorization
Required
Basic {base64} Base64 encoded string of CLIENT_ID:CLIENT_SECRET.
Content-Type
Required
application/json Specifies JSON payload format in request body.
Accept-Language
Optional
en, hi, ta, te... Returns localized astrology output. Default: en
X-Ayanamsha
Optional
lahiri, raman, krishnamurti... Ayanamsha system: lahiri, raman, fagan_bradley, usha_shashi, krishnamurti, djwhal_khul, yukteshwar, jn_bhasin, suryasiddhanta, aryabhata. Default: lahiri

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Frequently Asked Questions

Comprehensive developer guidance for Pancha Pakshi.

What is the Pancha Pakshi API and what data does it provide?

The Pancha Pakshi API provides authentic Biorhythm calculations based on Vedic astrology algorithms. It returns structured JSON data containing detailed planetary positions, house calculations, and astrological parameters suitable for Kundli apps, astrology websites, and developer applications.

What input parameters are required to call Pancha Pakshi?

The Pancha Pakshi API requires standard Vedic birth details: day, month, year, hour, min, sec, latitude (lat), longitude (lon), and timezone (tzone). All parameters can be passed in the JSON request body.

How many credits does the Pancha Pakshi endpoint consume?

Each calculation request to Pancha Pakshi consumes 1 API credit. The endpoint delivers high performance with an average response time of ~66ms.

How do I authenticate with the Pancha Pakshi API?

Authenticate using HTTP Basic Authentication by including your Base64 encoded client_id:client_secret credentials in the Authorization header (Authorization: Basic BASE64(client_id:client_secret)).

Can I get Pancha Pakshi responses in regional Indian languages?

Yes! The API supports multiple languages including English, Hindi, Marathi. Pass your desired language code (e.g. 'hi' for Hindi, 'ta' for Tamil, 'en' for English) in the Accept-Language request header.

Which Ayanamsha systems can be calculated with Pancha Pakshi?

Supported Ayanamshas include NC Lahiri (Default), BV Raman, Krishnamurti (KP), Fagan Bradley, Usha Shashi, Djwhal Khul, Sri Yukteshwar, JN Bhasin, Surya Siddhanta, and Aryabhata. Specify your choice using the X-Ayanamsha header.

What response format and HTTP codes does this API return?

The API returns clean JSON UTF-8 output. Successful requests return HTTP 200 OK with the computed data payload. Parameter validation errors return HTTP 422 with actionable error messages.

POST biorhythm/pancha-pakshi
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