Astrology

Rahu Kaal, Gulika Kaal, Yamaganda Kaal

Calculate the three inauspicious time periods for a given date and location. Rahu Kaal, Gulika Kaal (Mandi), and Yamaganda Kaal are avoided for starting auspicious activities. All three are based on dividing the day into 8 equal parts from sunrise to sunset.

post/v1/astro/panchanga/rahu-kaal

Request

  • Base URL: https://api.asterwise.com
  • URL: https://api.asterwise.com/v1/astro/panchanga/rahu-kaal
  • Auth: HTTP bearer

Request body

datestring required

Date in YYYY-MM-DD format

locationstring nullable

City name. Example: 'Mumbai'

latitudenumber nullable

Latitude in decimal degrees, north positive. Use with longitude and timezone instead of location.

longitudenumber nullable

Longitude in decimal degrees, east positive. Use with latitude and timezone instead of location.

timezonestring nullable

IANA timezone string

Example request

{
  "date": "2026-03-23",
  "location": "Mumbai",
  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
}

Response

Start and end times for Rahu Kaal, Gulika Kaal, and Yamaganda Kaal

successboolean

True if the request succeeded

messagestring

Human-readable status message

Changes

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