KP Transit Ruling Planets

Endpoint POST https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/kp/transit-ruling-planets

Returns the 5 KP Ruling Planets for any moment — Ascendant Sign Lord, Ascendant Star Lord, Moon Sign Lord, Moon Star Lord and Day Lord — each with its source explanation, plus the deduplicated significator list and full sub-lord detail for the ascendant and Moon. Built for Prashna (horary) confirmation and moment-of-query timing work.

Date and time are optional — omit them entirely for the ruling planets of right now at the given location, the classic KP usage.

Prefer a natal-style snapshot with strength ranking instead? See KP Ruling Planets, which returns the same lords in compact moon/ascendant blocks with a frequency-based summary.

Authentication

Method	Example
Header (recommended)	`X-Api-Key: sa_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx`
Bearer	`Authorization: Bearer sa_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx`
Query	`?api_key=sa_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx`

Request body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`latitude`	number	Yes	Decimal degrees.
`longitude`	number	Yes	Decimal degrees.
`timezone`	string	Yes	IANA timezone.
`year`	integer	No	Defaults to the current moment when date/time fields are omitted.
`month`	integer	No	Month, 1–12.
`day`	integer	No	Day of month.
`hour`	integer	No	Hour, 24-hour.
`minute`	integer	No	Minute.
`second`	integer	No	Defaults to `0` when any date/time field is supplied; only when all date/time fields are omitted does it follow the current clock.
`place`	string	No	Echoed in `moment.place`.
`ayanamsa`	string	No	Default `kp_old` (Krishnamurti). Any supported ayanamsa accepted.
`node_type`	string	No	`mean` (default) or `true`.

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`moment`	object	The moment used — `date`, `time`, `timezone`, `place`.
`ascendant` / `moon`	object	Full positional blocks — longitude (decimal + DMS), sign + lord, nakshatra + lord + pada, `sub_lord`, `sub_sub_lord`.
`kp_ruling.ruling_planets`	array	The 5 ruling planets, each with `ruling_type`, `planet` and a human-readable `source`.
`kp_ruling.unique_significators`	array	Deduplicated planet list, in order of derivation.
`kp_ruling.significator_count`	integer	Count of unique significators.
`kp_ruling.day_info`	object	`day_name` and `day_lord`.
`kp_ruling.kp_sublords`	object	Compact sign/star/sub/sub-sub lord summary for `ascendant` and `moon`.

Errors

HTTP	Code	Cause
400	`MISSING_FIELD`	timezone, latitude or longitude absent.
400	`INVALID_DATE`	Bad calendar date.
400	`INVALID_TIME`	Hour/minute/second out of range.
400	`INVALID_TIMEZONE`	Non-IANA timezone.
400	`INVALID_COORDINATE`	Lat/lon out of range.
400	`INVALID_PARAM`	Bad ayanamsa, node_type, or other option.
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/kp/transit-ruling-planets" \
  -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"
    }'

const response = await fetch(
  'https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/kp/transit-ruling-planets',
  {
    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'
    })
  }
);
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/kp/transit-ruling-planets',
    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'
    }
)
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',
];

$ch = curl_init('https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/kp/transit-ruling-planets');
curl_setopt($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/kp/transit-ruling-planets'),
    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',
    }),
  );
  return jsonDecode(response.body);
}

import Foundation

func getAscendant() async throws -> [String: Any] {
    var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string:
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/kp/transit-ruling-planets"
    )!)
    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"
        }
        """.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"
    }
    """.trimIndent()

    val request = Request.Builder()
        .url("https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/kp/transit-ruling-planets")
        .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",
    })

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
        "https://starsapi.com/api/v3/vedic/kp/transit-ruling-planets",
        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/kp/transit-ruling-planets')
payload = {
  'year' => 1990,
  'month' => 5,
  'day' => 20,
  'hour' => 14,
  'minute' => 30,
  'second' => 0,
  'latitude' => 28.6139,
  'longitude' => 77.209,
  'timezone' => 'Asia/Kolkata'
}

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": {
    "moment": {
      "date": "1990-05-20",
      "time": "14:30:00",
      "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
      "place": null
    },
    "zodiac": "sidereal",
    "system": "kp",
    "ascendant": {
      "longitude": 156.3446,
      "longitude_dms": "156°20'41\"",
      "degree_in_sign": 6.3446,
      "sign": "Virgo",
      "sign_lord": "Mercury",
      "nakshatra": "Uttara Phalguni",
      "nakshatra_lord": "Sun",
      "nakshatra_pada": 3,
      "sub_lord": "Mercury",
      "sub_sub_lord": "Rahu"
    },
    "moon": {
      "longitude": 337.8379,
      "longitude_dms": "337°50'16\"",
      "degree_in_sign": 7.8379,
      "sign": "Pisces",
      "sign_lord": "Jupiter",
      "nakshatra": "Uttara Bhadrapada",
      "nakshatra_lord": "Saturn",
      "nakshatra_pada": 2,
      "sub_lord": "Ketu",
      "sub_sub_lord": "Jupiter"
    },
    "kp_ruling": {
      "ruling_planets": [
        { "ruling_type": "Ascendant Sign Lord", "planet": "Mercury", "source": "Ascendant in Virgo (156°20'41\")" },
        { "ruling_type": "Ascendant Star Lord", "planet": "Sun", "source": "Ascendant Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni (Pada 3)" },
        { "ruling_type": "Moon Sign Lord", "planet": "Jupiter", "source": "Moon in Pisces (337°50'16\")" },
        { "ruling_type": "Moon Star Lord", "planet": "Saturn", "source": "Moon Nakshatra: Uttara Bhadrapada (Pada 2)" },
        { "ruling_type": "Day Lord", "planet": "Sun", "source": "Sunday" }
      ],
      "unique_significators": ["Mercury", "Sun", "Jupiter", "Saturn"],
      "significator_count": 4,
      "day_info": { "day_name": "Sunday", "day_lord": "Sun" },
      "kp_sublords": {
        "ascendant": { "sign_lord": "Mercury", "nakshatra_lord": "Sun", "sub_lord": "Mercury", "sub_sub_lord": "Rahu" },
        "moon": { "sign_lord": "Jupiter", "nakshatra_lord": "Saturn", "sub_lord": "Ketu", "sub_sub_lord": "Jupiter" }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": { "endpoint": "/api/v3/vedic/kp/transit-ruling-planets", "version": "3.0", "ayanamsa": { "name": "Krishnamurti (KP Old)", "value": 23.629105 }, "node_type": "mean" }
}