Panchang Chart Sunrise API

The Panchang Chart Sunrise endpoint generates structured Vedic astrological chart data anchored to the exact sunrise moment for the given date and geographic location. Rather than using the date and time values supplied in the request body as the calculation moment, this endpoint automatically determines the local sunrise time for the specified coordinates and date, and uses that as the reference point for all planetary and chart calculations.

This is the sunrise variant of the base /chart/panchang endpoint. Related variants include /extended (richer metadata per element), /extended/sunrise (extended data at sunrise), and /image variants that return a pre-rendered chart image instead of structured data.

What it returns

The response contains the computed chart data for the sunrise moment on the given date and location, including:

• Planetary positions mapped to houses and zodiac signs within the chart layout, calculated for the precise local sunrise time

• Ascendant (Lagna) placement and degree as it stands at sunrise

• Chart structure data (house cusps, sign boundaries) formatted according to the requested chart style

• Nakshatra assignments for each planet at sunrise

• Retrograde status indicators

• Visual styling metadata (colors, font sizes, line widths, symbol preferences) reflecting the customization options passed in the request headers

Main use cases

• Generating the traditional daily Panchang chart, which in Vedic astrology is conventionally cast for the sunrise moment of each day

• Powering "today's chart" features in astrology applications where the sunrise-based planetary configuration is displayed to users

• Supporting daily horoscope and Panchang digest tools that need the chart layout for the start of the Vedic day

• Feeding sunrise-anchored chart data into interpretation engines or report generators

• Muhurta (auspicious timing) tools that use the sunrise chart as the reference frame for the day's planetary positions

• Simplifying client logic by offloading sunrise time calculation to the API rather than computing it on the client side

Key functionality

• Automatically calculates the local sunrise time from the provided date, latitude, longitude, and timezone — the caller does not need to supply or compute the sunrise time separately

• Accepts date input (day, month, year) and geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) with timezone offset to determine both the location and the correct sunrise moment

• Supports configurable Ayanamsha (sidereal zodiac offset system) via request header, allowing compatibility with different Vedic traditions (e.g., Lahiri, Raman, KP)

• Returns chart data structured for direct use in chart-rendering UIs, with styling parameters (chart size, colors, line widths, font sizes, symbol types) respected in the output

• Supports localization via the Accept-Language header, enabling planet names, sign names, and other labels to be returned in the preferred language

• Serves as the sunrise-anchored base variant — use /extended/sunrise for additional classical Vedic attributes per planet at sunrise, or /image/sunrise when a pre-rendered chart graphic is needed instead of raw data