Eclipses

Endpoint POST https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/western/eclipses

Returns solar and lunar eclipses with tropical Sun/Moon positions, magnitude and duration. Nodes use Western naming (north_node/south_node). Supply an optional natal block to get the house each eclipse falls in for a birth chart plus tight hits to natal planets. Query types: upcoming, past, year (1200–2699), range.

Authentication

Required.

Request body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`query_type`	string	No	`upcoming` (default), `past`, `year`, `range`.
`timezone`	string	No	IANA timezone. Default `UTC`.
`type`	string	No	`solar` or `lunar`. Default: both.
`limit`	integer	No	Max results for `upcoming`/`past`. Default `5`, max `100`.
`date`	string	No	Reference date. Default today.
`year`	integer	*	Required for `year`. Range: 1200–2699.
`from_date`, `to_date`	string	*	Required for `range`.
`natal`	object	No	Birth data for chart personalisation (see below). When present, every eclipse gains a `natal` block.

The `natal` object

Field	Type	Required	Description
`year`, `month`, `day`	integer	Yes	Birth date.
`hour`, `minute`	integer	Yes	Birth time (24h, local).
`second`	integer	No	Default `0`.
`latitude`, `longitude`	number	Yes	Signed decimals (N/E positive).
`timezone`	string	Yes	IANA timezone of birth.
`house_system`	string	No	Default `placidus`.

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`type`	string	`Solar` or `Lunar`.
`subtype`	string	`Total`, `Partial`, `Annular`, `Penumbral`.
`max_utc`, `max_local`	string	Eclipse maximum (UTC and requested timezone).
`start_local`, `end_local`	string	Contact times in the requested timezone.
`magnitude`	number	Eclipse magnitude (solar).
`central_duration_min`	number	Central-phase duration in minutes.
`sun`, `moon`	object	`{ sign, degree, lon }`.
`north_node`, `south_node`	object	Node positions at maximum.
`natal`	object	Present only when `natal` supplied: `{ point_used, house, house_theme, hits[] }`. Each hit is `{ natal_planet, aspect, orb }` (conjunction/opposition within 3° to natal planets, Ascendant or Midheaven).

# Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from your dashboard
curl -X POST "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/western/eclipses" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
        "query_type": "upcoming",
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "limit": 5,
        "natal": {
            "year": 1990,
            "month": 5,
            "day": 20,
            "hour": 14,
            "minute": 30,
            "latitude": 28.6139,
            "longitude": 77.209,
            "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
        }
    }'

const response = await fetch(
  'https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/western/eclipses',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      query_type: 'upcoming',
      timezone: 'Asia/Kolkata',
      limit: 5,
      natal: 'Array'
    })
  }
);
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/western/eclipses',
    headers={'X-Api-Key': os.environ['STARSAPI_KEY']},
    json={
        'query_type': 'upcoming',
        'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata',
        'limit': 5,
        'natal': 'Array'
    }
)
result = response.json()

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

<?php
$payload = [
    'query_type' => 'upcoming',
    'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
    'limit' => 5,
    'natal' => 'Array',
];

$ch = curl_init('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/western/eclipses');
curl_setopt($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/western/eclipses'),
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: jsonEncode({
      'query_type': 'upcoming',
      'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata',
      'limit': 5,
      'natal': 'Array',
    }),
  );
  return jsonDecode(response.body);
}

import Foundation

func getAscendant() async throws -> [String: Any] {
    var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string:
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/western/eclipses"
    )!)
    request.httpMethod = "POST"
    request.setValue("YOUR_API_KEY", forHTTPHeaderField: "X-Api-Key")
    request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
    request.httpBody = """
        {
            "query_type": "upcoming",
            "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
            "limit": 5,
            "natal": {
                "year": 1990,
                "month": 5,
                "day": 20,
                "hour": 14,
                "minute": 30,
                "latitude": 28.6139,
                "longitude": 77.209,
                "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
            }
        }
        """.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": "upcoming",
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "limit": 5,
        "natal": {
            "year": 1990,
            "month": 5,
            "day": 20,
            "hour": 14,
            "minute": 30,
            "latitude": 28.6139,
            "longitude": 77.209,
            "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
        }
    }
    """.trimIndent()

    val request = Request.Builder()
        .url("https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/western/eclipses")
        .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": "upcoming",
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "limit": 5,
        "natal": "Array",
    })

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/transit/western/eclipses",
        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/western/eclipses')
payload = {
  'query_type' => 'upcoming',
  'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
  'limit' => 5,
  'natal' => 'Array'
}

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": {
      "query_type": "upcoming",
      "from_date": "2026-07-10",
      "limit": 5,
      "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
      "zodiac": "tropical",
      "type": null,
      "natal": true
    },
    "count": 5,
    "eclipses": [
      {
        "type": "Solar",
        "subtype": "Total",
        "max_utc": "2026-08-12 17:45:59",
        "max_local": "2026-08-12 23:15:59",
        "start_local": "2026-08-12 21:04:33",
        "end_local": "2026-08-13 01:27:58",
        "magnitude": 1.0178,
        "central_duration_min": 95.86,
        "sun":  { "sign": "Leo", "degree": "20:02:20", "lon": 140.04 },
        "moon": { "sign": "Leo", "degree": "20:07:31", "lon": 140.13 },
        "status": "upcoming",
        "natal": {
          "point_used": "moon",
          "house": 12,
          "house_theme": "Solitude, the unconscious, endings",
          "hits": [ { "natal_planet": "Uranus", "aspect": "opposition", "orb": 0.93 } ]
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": { "endpoint": "/api/v3/transit/western/eclipses", "version": "3.0", "zodiac": "tropical" }
}