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The Lal Kitab Planets API returns planetary information and interpretations according to Lal Kitab principles. It is useful for astrology reports and remedial analysis.
https://json.astroinsightapi.com/api/v1/lalkitab/planets
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Methodology and astrological context for Lal Kitab Planets.
The Lal Kitab Planets API computes and returns the planetary positions for a given birth date, time, and geographic location according to the Lal Kitab system — a distinct branch of Vedic astrology rooted in ancient Persian and Hindu traditions. Unlike classical Jyotish, Lal Kitab uses a fixed-sign house system and its own set of interpretive rules, making the planetary placement data it produces unique to this tradition.
Given a person's birth details (date, time, and coordinates), this endpoint calculates where each of the nine Vedic planets (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu) falls within the twelve houses of the Lal Kitab chart. It also renders a visual chart image of the planetary layout, with full control over the chart's appearance.
The response includes:
The Ayanamsha (sidereal zodiac correction method) used for the calculation is specified via a request header, allowing the same birth data to be interpreted under different ayanamsha systems (e.g. Lahiri, Raman, KP).
Accept-Language headerPayload specifications for JSON request body.
| Parameter | Type | Description & Example |
|---|---|---|
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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
|
| 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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Comprehensive developer guidance for Lal Kitab Planets.
The Lal Kitab Planets 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.
The Lal Kitab Planets 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.
Each calculation request to Lal Kitab Planets consumes 1 API credit. The endpoint delivers high performance with an average response time of ~39ms.
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)).
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.
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.
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.