---
title: "Get Vimshottari Dasha (v2)"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/vedic/dasha"
tags: ["Vedic v2"]
---

# Get Vimshottari Dasha (v2)

`POST /api/v2/vedic/dasha`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.freeastroapi.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.freeastroapi.com/api/v2/vedic/dasha`
- Auth: none declared

Return a V2 Vimshottari Dasha contract with birth balance, active stack, and timeline.

## Request body

- RoutersV2VedicDashaRequest
  - `year` integer, required: Astronomical year of birth (0-2399; 0 = 1 BCE)
  - `month` integer, required: Month of birth (1-12)
  - `day` integer, required: Day of birth (1-31)
  - `hour` integer, required: Hour of birth (0-23)
  - `minute` integer, required: Minute of birth (0-59)
  - `second` integer: Second of birth (0-59)
  - `city` string: City name (optional)
  - `lat` number, nullable: Latitude
  - `lng` number, nullable: Longitude
  - `tz_str` string: Timezone: AUTO, LMT, or standard (e.g. Europe/Berlin)
  - `ayanamsha` string: Ayanamsha
  - `house_system` string: House system
  - `node_type` string: Node type (mean/true)
  - `reference_date` string, date, nullable: Reference date for active dasha lookup. Defaults to today in timezone_used.
  - `levels` integer: Dasha depth (1-3)
  - `dasha_mode` 'classical' | 'astrosage': Vimshottari dasha calculation profile. Use astrosage only when exact AstroSage compatibility is required.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- DashaV2Response
  - `moon_nakshatra` NakshatraInfo, required
    - `id` integer, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `pada` integer, required
    - `lord` string, required
  - `birth_balance` DashaBalance, required
    - `lord` string, required
    - `actual_start` string, required
    - `birth_date` string, required
    - `end` string, required
    - `full_duration_years` number, required
    - `elapsed_years` number, required
    - `remaining_years` number, required
    - `elapsed_fraction` number, required
    - `remaining_fraction` number, required
  - `active_periods` DashaActivePeriod[], required
    - `level` string, required
    - `lord` string, required
    - `start` string, required
    - `end` string, required
    - `duration_years` number, required
    - `elapsed_years` number, required
    - `remaining_years` number, required
    - `progress_fraction` number, required
    - `elapsed_days` integer, required
    - `remaining_days` integer, required
    - `path` string[], required
  - `timeline` object[], required
  - `metadata` DashaMetadata, required
    - `endpoint_version` string, required
    - `ruleset_version` string, required
    - `ayanamsha` string, required
    - `house_system` string, required
    - `node_type` string, required
    - `timezone_used` string, required
    - `system` string, required
    - `levels_requested` integer, required
    - `reference_date` string, required
    - `dasha_mode` 'classical' | 'astrosage', required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

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