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Lal Kitab Birth Chart

The Lal Kitab Birth Chart API generates a birth chart based on Lal Kitab astrology principles. It serves as the foundation for Lal Kitab remedies, horoscope analysis, and astrological interpretations.

https://json.astroinsightapi.com/api/v1/chart/lalkitab/birth-chart
Credit Cost
1 Credit
Avg Latency
~76ms
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 Lal Kitab Birth Chart.

The Lal Kitab Birth Chart API generates a birth chart (Kundali) based on the ancient Lal Kitab astrological system — a distinct branch of Vedic astrology originating from 19th-century Urdu texts. Unlike classical Jyotish charts, Lal Kitab uses a unique house-based planetary placement system with its own set of interpretive rules, remedies, and symbolism.

What This API Returns

Given a person's birth date, time, and geographic coordinates, the API computes and returns a complete Lal Kitab natal chart. The response includes:

  • Planetary positions — placement of all major planets (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu) across the 12 houses of the Lal Kitab chart
  • House assignments — which planets occupy which houses, following Lal Kitab's fixed-sign house system
  • Ascendant (Lagna) — the rising sign at the time of birth, used as the chart's foundation
  • Ayanamsha-corrected calculations — sidereal positions adjusted using the specified Ayanamsha (e.g., Lahiri), ensuring accurate tropical-to-sidereal conversion
  • Chart rendering data — structured data suitable for rendering a visual birth chart diagram

Main Use Cases

  • Astrology applications — powering Lal Kitab-based horoscope and Kundali features in consumer or enterprise astrology platforms
  • Personalized readings — generating birth chart data as the foundation for Lal Kitab-specific predictions, debt analysis (Pitra Rin), and planetary remedy suggestions
  • Comparative astrology — running Lal Kitab charts alongside standard Vedic (Parashari) charts to offer users multiple astrological perspectives
  • Research and education — enabling developers and astrologers to study Lal Kitab planetary placements programmatically across large datasets

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Comprehensive developer guidance for Lal Kitab Birth Chart.

What is the Lal Kitab Birth Chart API and what data does it provide?

The Lal Kitab Birth Chart API provides authentic Lal Kitab 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 Lal Kitab Birth Chart?

The Lal Kitab Birth Chart 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 Lal Kitab Birth Chart endpoint consume?

Each calculation request to Lal Kitab Birth Chart consumes 1 API credit. The endpoint delivers high performance with an average response time of ~76ms.

How do I authenticate with the Lal Kitab Birth Chart 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 Lal Kitab Birth Chart 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 Lal Kitab Birth Chart?

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 chart/lalkitab/birth-chart
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