Panchang

POST /v1/panchang

Returns the daily Vedic panchang (five-limbed almanac) for the profile's birth location, calculated for the current day in Asia/Kathmandu timezone.

Cost: 2 credits

Request body: { "profileId": "..." }

Example

curl -X POST https://api.askvedicguru.com/api/v1/panchang \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{ "profileId": "683abc123def456" }'

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "date": "2026-05-14",
    "bsDate": {
      "year": 2083,
      "month": 1,
      "day": 31,
      "monthName": "Baisakh"
    },
    "tithi": "Purnima",
    "paksha": "Shukla",
    "nakshatra": "Vishakha",
    "yoga": "Shiva",
    "karana": "Bava",
    "vara": "Guruvara",
    "sunrise": "05:41",
    "sunset": "18:52",
    "choghadiya": [
      {
        "name": "Labh",
        "nature": "auspicious",
        "startTime": "05:41",
        "endTime": "07:12"
      },
      {
        "name": "Amrit",
        "nature": "auspicious",
        "startTime": "07:12",
        "endTime": "08:43"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Description
date	Gregorian date (YYYY-MM-DD)
bsDate	Bikram Sambat date with month name
tithi	Lunar day (1 of 30 tithis)
paksha	Lunar fortnight — Shukla (waxing) or Krishna (waning)
nakshatra	Current moon nakshatra
yoga	Luni-solar yoga (1 of 27)
karana	Half-tithi (1 of 11 karanas)
vara	Weekday in Sanskrit (e.g. Guruvara = Thursday)
sunrise	Sunrise time in HH:MM (Kathmandu time)
sunset	Sunset time in HH:MM (Kathmandu time)
choghadiya	Array of day choghadiya muhurta slots

Choghadiya natures

Name	Nature
Amrit	Auspicious
Shubh	Auspicious
Labh	Auspicious
Char	Neutral
Rog	Inauspicious
Kal	Inauspicious
Udveg	Inauspicious