Nakshatra Transits

Endpoint POST https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/nakshatra

Returns nakshatra transit windows — when each planet enters and exits each nakshatra. Always sidereal (nakshatras are a sidereal concept). Supports five query types: current, date, range, month, year.

Moon transits are included by default for shorter ranges and excluded for yearly queries (the Moon changes nakshatra every ~1 day, producing hundreds of entries). Override with include_moon.

Authentication

Required. See basic → Authentication.

Request body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`query_type`	string	No	`current` (default), `date`, `range`, `month`, `year`.
`timezone`	string	No	IANA timezone. Default `UTC`.
`planet`	string	No	Filter by planet name (e.g. `Jupiter`) or `all` (default).
`date`	string	*	`YYYY-MM-DD`. Required for `query_type: date`.
`from_date`	string	*	`YYYY-MM-DD`. Required for `query_type: range`.
`to_date`	string	*	`YYYY-MM-DD`. Required for `query_type: range`.
`month`	integer	*	1–12. Required for `query_type: month`.
`year`	integer	*	4-digit year. Required for `query_type: month` and `year`.
`include_moon`	boolean	No	Include Moon transits. Auto-managed by default: on for ≤31 days, off for yearly.

Response shape

Each nakshatra transit entry contains:

Field	Type	Description
`planet`	string	Planet name.
`nakshatra`	string	Nakshatra name.
`nakshatra_number`	integer	1–27.
`nakshatra_lord`	string	Vimshottari lord.
`sign`	string	Zodiac sign the nakshatra falls in.
`entry_date`	string	Entry date (YYYY-MM-DD, in requested timezone).
`entry_time`	string	Entry time (HH:MM:SS).
`exit_date`	string	Exit date.
`exit_time`	string	Exit time.
`duration_days`	number	Duration in days.

Use cases

Nakshatra calendar — show which nakshatras planets occupy each day/month.
Muhurta planning — find windows when a planet transits a favorable nakshatra.
Dasha-transit correlation — match nakshatra lords in transit with dasha lords.
Moon nakshatra for panchang — daily Moon nakshatra for religious observances.

Errors

HTTP	Code	Cause
400	`INVALID_QUERY_TYPE`	Unrecognised `query_type`.
400	`INVALID_PLANET`	Unrecognised planet filter.
400	`VALIDATION_ERROR`	Missing or malformed date fields for the chosen query type.
400	`INVALID_TIMEZONE`	Numeric or non-IANA timezone.
401	`AUTH_MISSING_KEY`	No API key.
405	`METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED`	Non-POST request.

# Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from your dashboard
curl -X POST "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/nakshatra" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
        "query_type": "month",
        "month": 6,
        "year": 2026,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "planet": "all"
    }'

const response = await fetch(
  'https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/nakshatra',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      query_type: 'month',
      month: 6,
      year: 2026,
      timezone: 'Asia/Kolkata',
      planet: 'all'
    })
  }
);
const result = await response.json();

if (result.success) {
  console.log(result.data);
}

import requests
import os

response = requests.post(
    'https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/nakshatra',
    headers={'X-Api-Key': os.environ['STARSAPI_KEY']},
    json={
        'query_type': 'month',
        'month': 6,
        'year': 2026,
        'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata',
        'planet': 'all'
    }
)
result = response.json()

if result['success']:
    print(result['data'])

<?php
$payload = [
    'query_type' => 'month',
    'month' => 6,
    'year' => 2026,
    'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
    'planet' => 'all',
];

$ch = curl_init('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/nakshatra');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($payload));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'X-Api-Key: ' . getenv('STARSAPI_KEY'),
    'Content-Type: application/json'
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
$data = json_decode($response, true);

if ($data['success']) {
    print_r($data['data']);
}

import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
import 'dart:convert';

Future<Map<String, dynamic>> getAscendant() async {
  final response = await http.post(
    Uri.parse('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/nakshatra'),
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: jsonEncode({
      'query_type': 'month',
      'month': 6,
      'year': 2026,
      'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata',
      'planet': 'all',
    }),
  );
  return jsonDecode(response.body);
}

import Foundation

func getAscendant() async throws -> [String: Any] {
    var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string:
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/nakshatra"
    )!)
    request.httpMethod = "POST"
    request.setValue("YOUR_API_KEY", forHTTPHeaderField: "X-Api-Key")
    request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
    request.httpBody = """
        {
            "query_type": "month",
            "month": 6,
            "year": 2026,
            "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
            "planet": "all"
        }
        """.data(using: .utf8)

    let (data, _) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
    return try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data) as! [String: Any]
}

import okhttp3.*
import org.json.JSONObject

val client = OkHttpClient()
val JSON = "application/json; charset=utf-8".toMediaType()

fun getAscendant(callback: (JSONObject) -> Unit) {
    val payload = """
    {
        "query_type": "month",
        "month": 6,
        "year": 2026,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "planet": "all"
    }
    """.trimIndent()

    val request = Request.Builder()
        .url("https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/nakshatra")
        .addHeader("X-Api-Key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
        .post(payload.toRequestBody(JSON))
        .build()

    client.newCall(request).enqueue(object : Callback {
        override fun onResponse(call: Call, response: Response) {
            callback(JSONObject(response.body!!.string()))
        }
        override fun onFailure(call: Call, e: java.io.IOException) {
            e.printStackTrace()
        }
    })
}

package main

import (
    "bytes"
    "encoding/json"
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "os"
)

func main() {
    payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{
        "query_type": "month",
        "month": 6,
        "year": 2026,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "planet": "all",
    })

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/nakshatra",
        bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
    req.Header.Set("X-Api-Key", os.Getenv("STARSAPI_KEY"))
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    resp, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    var result map[string]interface{}
    json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&result)
    fmt.Println(result["data"])
}

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/vedic/nakshatra')
payload = {
  'query_type' => 'month',
  'month' => 6,
  'year' => 2026,
  'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
  'planet' => 'all'
}

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req['X-Api-Key'] = ENV['STARSAPI_KEY']
req['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
req.body = payload.to_json

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
res = http.request(req)

data = JSON.parse(res.body)
puts data['data'] if data['success']

200 RESPONSE

{
  "status": 200,
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "query_type": "month",
    "month": 6,
    "year": 2026,
    "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "planet": "all",
    "include_moon": true,
    "transits": [
      {
        "planet": "Sun",
        "nakshatra": "Mrigashira",
        "nakshatra_number": 5,
        "nakshatra_lord": "Mars",
        "sign": "Gemini",
        "entry_date": "2026-06-07",
        "entry_time": "09:14:00",
        "exit_date": "2026-06-21",
        "exit_time": "03:42:00",
        "duration_days": 13.77
      }
    ],
    "count": 42
  },
  "meta": {
    "endpoint": "/api/v3/transit/vedic/nakshatra",
    "version": "3.0"
  }
}