Yogini Sookshma

Endpoint POST https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/dashas/yogini-sookshma

Returns 8 Yogini Sookshma periods (Level 4) for a specific Sub-Sub-Yogini. Call this when a user taps/expands a Sub-Sub-Yogini row from the Pratyantardasha endpoint.

Lazy-load chain
yogini-mahadasha → yogini-antardasha → yogini-pratyantardasha → yogini-sookshma → yogini-pran

Request body

All standard birth fields, plus:

Field	Type	Required	Description
`year`, `month`, `day`, `hour`, `minute`	integer	Yes	Birth date/time.
`latitude`, `longitude`	number	Yes	Decimal degrees.
`timezone`	string	Yes	IANA timezone.
`yogini`	string	Yes	Main Yogini name.
`yogini_start_date`	string	Yes	`YYYY-MM-DD` — from the Mahadasha response.
`sub_yogini`	string	Yes	Sub-Yogini name.
`sub_sub_yogini`	string	Yes	Sub-Sub-Yogini name (from the Pratyantardasha row the user tapped).

Valid Yogini names: Mangala, Pingala, Dhanya, Bhramari, Bhadrika, Ulka, Siddha, Sankata.

Tip Keep yogini, yogini_start_date, and sub_yogini from the previous call. Add sub_sub_yogini from the tapped Pratyantardasha row.

Response shape

sub_sub_yogini_period

The parent Sub-Sub-Yogini period.

Field	Type	Description
`start_date`	string	`YYYY-MM-DD`.
`end_date`	string	`YYYY-MM-DD`.
`duration_days`	number	Duration in days.

sookshma_yoginis[]

8 Sookshma Yogini entries.

Field	Type	Description
`yogini`	string	Sookshma Yogini name.
`planet`	string	Associated planet.
`start_date`	string	`YYYY-MM-DD`.
`end_date`	string	`YYYY-MM-DD`.
`duration_days`	number	Duration in days.
`is_balance`	boolean	`true` for balance period.

Next step: Pran

Keep all params from this call and add the tapped row’s yogini name as sookshma_yogini to the Pran endpoint.

Errors

HTTP	Code	Cause
400	`MISSING_FIELD`	Required field absent.
400	`INVALID_PARAM`	Invalid Yogini name or bad date format.
400	`INVALID_DASHA_PATH`	Yogini path not found in sequence.
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/vedic/dashas/yogini-sookshma" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
        "year": 1990,
        "month": 5,
        "day": 20,
        "hour": 14,
        "minute": 30,
        "second": 0,
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "yogini": "Bhadrika",
        "yogini_start_date": "2024-09-23",
        "sub_yogini": "Siddha",
        "sub_sub_yogini": "Sankata"
    }'

const response = await fetch(
  'https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/dashas/yogini-sookshma',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      year: 1990,
      month: 5,
      day: 20,
      hour: 14,
      minute: 30,
      second: 0,
      latitude: 28.6139,
      longitude: 77.209,
      timezone: 'Asia/Kolkata',
      yogini: 'Bhadrika',
      yogini_start_date: '2024-09-23',
      sub_yogini: 'Siddha',
      sub_sub_yogini: 'Sankata'
    })
  }
);
const result = await response.json();

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

import requests
import os

response = requests.post(
    'https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/dashas/yogini-sookshma',
    headers={'X-Api-Key': os.environ['STARSAPI_KEY']},
    json={
        'year': 1990,
        'month': 5,
        'day': 20,
        'hour': 14,
        'minute': 30,
        'second': 0,
        'latitude': 28.6139,
        'longitude': 77.209,
        'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata',
        'yogini': 'Bhadrika',
        'yogini_start_date': '2024-09-23',
        'sub_yogini': 'Siddha',
        'sub_sub_yogini': 'Sankata'
    }
)
result = response.json()

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

<?php
$payload = [
    'year' => 1990,
    'month' => 5,
    'day' => 20,
    'hour' => 14,
    'minute' => 30,
    'second' => 0,
    'latitude' => 28.6139,
    'longitude' => 77.209,
    'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
    'yogini' => 'Bhadrika',
    'yogini_start_date' => '2024-09-23',
    'sub_yogini' => 'Siddha',
    'sub_sub_yogini' => 'Sankata',
];

$ch = curl_init('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/dashas/yogini-sookshma');
curl_setopt($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/vedic/dashas/yogini-sookshma'),
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: jsonEncode({
      'year': 1990,
      'month': 5,
      'day': 20,
      'hour': 14,
      'minute': 30,
      'second': 0,
      'latitude': 28.6139,
      'longitude': 77.209,
      'timezone': 'Asia/Kolkata',
      'yogini': 'Bhadrika',
      'yogini_start_date': '2024-09-23',
      'sub_yogini': 'Siddha',
      'sub_sub_yogini': 'Sankata',
    }),
  );
  return jsonDecode(response.body);
}

import Foundation

func getAscendant() async throws -> [String: Any] {
    var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string:
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/dashas/yogini-sookshma"
    )!)
    request.httpMethod = "POST"
    request.setValue("YOUR_API_KEY", forHTTPHeaderField: "X-Api-Key")
    request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
    request.httpBody = """
        {
            "year": 1990,
            "month": 5,
            "day": 20,
            "hour": 14,
            "minute": 30,
            "second": 0,
            "latitude": 28.6139,
            "longitude": 77.209,
            "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
            "yogini": "Bhadrika",
            "yogini_start_date": "2024-09-23",
            "sub_yogini": "Siddha",
            "sub_sub_yogini": "Sankata"
        }
        """.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 = """
    {
        "year": 1990,
        "month": 5,
        "day": 20,
        "hour": 14,
        "minute": 30,
        "second": 0,
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "yogini": "Bhadrika",
        "yogini_start_date": "2024-09-23",
        "sub_yogini": "Siddha",
        "sub_sub_yogini": "Sankata"
    }
    """.trimIndent()

    val request = Request.Builder()
        .url("https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/dashas/yogini-sookshma")
        .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{}{
        "year": 1990,
        "month": 5,
        "day": 20,
        "hour": 14,
        "minute": 30,
        "second": 0,
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "yogini": "Bhadrika",
        "yogini_start_date": "2024-09-23",
        "sub_yogini": "Siddha",
        "sub_sub_yogini": "Sankata",
    })

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/dashas/yogini-sookshma",
        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/vedic/dashas/yogini-sookshma')
payload = {
  'year' => 1990,
  'month' => 5,
  'day' => 20,
  'hour' => 14,
  'minute' => 30,
  'second' => 0,
  'latitude' => 28.6139,
  'longitude' => 77.209,
  'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata',
  'yogini' => 'Bhadrika',
  'yogini_start_date' => '2024-09-23',
  'sub_yogini' => 'Siddha',
  'sub_sub_yogini' => 'Sankata'
}

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": {
    "dasha_path": {
      "yogini": "Bhadrika",
      "planet": "Mercury",
      "sub_yogini": "Siddha",
      "sub_planet": "Venus",
      "sub_sub_yogini": "Sankata",
      "sub_sub_planet": "Rahu"
    },
    "sub_sub_yogini_period": {
      "start_date": "2026-06-12",
      "end_date": "2026-08-30",
      "duration_days": 78.96
    },
    "sookshma_yoginis": [
      {
        "yogini": "Sankata",
        "planet": "Rahu",
        "start_date": "2026-06-12",
        "end_date": "2026-07-01",
        "duration_days": 17.54,
        "is_balance": false
      },
      {
        "yogini": "Mangala",
        "planet": "Moon",
        "start_date": "2026-07-01",
        "end_date": "2026-07-03",
        "duration_days": 2.19,
        "is_balance": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "endpoint": "/api/v3/vedic/dashas/yogini-sookshma",
    "version": "3.0",
    "response_time_ms": 3,
    "ayanamsa": {
      "name": "Lahiri",
      "value": 23.725957,
      "value_dms": "23°43'33\""
    },
    "node_type": "mean"
  }
}