Complete Panchang
The Complete Panchang API provides comprehensive Hindu Panchang details for a specified date, time, and geographical location. Retrieve sunrise and sunset, weekday, lunar month, Ritu, Aayanam, Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana, and Saka Salivahana and Vikram Chaitradi year information in a structured JSON response.
Overview
The Complete Panchang API provides detailed Hindu calendar and Panchang information for a specified date, time, and geographical location. It returns sunrise and sunset times, weekday details, lunar month, Ritu (season), Aayanam, Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana, and traditional year information, including Saka Salivahana and Vikram Chaitradi year names and numbers.
To use the API, send a POST request with the year, month, date, hours, minutes, seconds, latitude, longitude, and timezone offset of the location. You can also provide optional configuration settings to select the Ayanamsha, language of the response, and observation point for planetary calculations.
The API returns structured JSON data, including the names and numbers of Panchang elements, their relevant start or completion times, and percentage information where available. Responses can be requested in supported languages such as English, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and others. This makes the API suitable for integrating traditional Hindu calendar information into astrology applications, Panchang websites, and calendar tools.
Request Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
year
|
integer | Yes | Year number, eg: 2023 | 2023 |
month
|
integer | Yes | Month number,with no leading zero | 7 |
date
|
integer | Yes | Day number,with no leading zero | 5 |
hours
|
integer | Yes | Hours number,with no leading zero | 1 |
minutes
|
integer | Yes | Minutes number,with no leading zero | 1 |
seconds
|
integer | Yes | Seconds number, with no leading zero | 0 |
latitude
|
float | Yes | Latitude number, in the range from -90 to 90 | 12.86 |
longitude
|
float | Yes | Longitude number, in the range from -180 to 180 | 123.5 |
timezone
|
float | Yes | Timezone of birth location, eg: 5.5 | 5.5 |
config
|
object | No | Contains optional configuration values | |
ayanamsha
|
string | No | Either "tropical" or "sayana" or "lahiri" | Either "tropical" or "sayana" or "lahiri" |
language
|
string | No | Valid 2 letter ISO 639-1 language code | Either "en" For English or "te" for Telugu or "hi" for Hindi or "ta" for Tamil or "kn" for Kannada or "ml" for Malayalam or "or" for Odia or "gu" for Gujarati or "pa" for Punjabi or "bn" for Bengali or "mr" for Marathi or "as" for Assamese or "ur" for Urdu or "ne" for Nepali |
observation_point
|
string | No | Geocentric positions are calculated with respect to the center of Earth. Topocentric positions are calculated with respect to the actual given place | Either "topocentric" or "geocentric" |
Request Example
{
"year": 2026,
"month": 11,
"date": 6,
"hours": 2,
"minutes": 0,
"seconds": 0,
"latitude": 17.38405,
"longitude": 78.45636,
"timezone": 5.5,
"config": {
"observation_point": "topocentric",
"ayanamsha": "lahiri",
"language":"te"
}
}
Response Examples
Example responses returned by this API.
{
"sun_rise": "6:16:46",
"sun_set": "17:42:50",
"weekday": {
"weekday_number": 5,
"weekday_name": "Friday",
"vedic_weekday_number": 4,
"vedic_weekday_name": "Thursday"
},
"lunar_month": {
"lunar_month_number": 7,
"lunar_month_name": "Ashweeyujam",
"lunar_month_full_name": "Ashweeyujam",
"adhika": 0,
"nija": 0,
"kshaya": 0
},
"ritu": {
"number": 5,
"name": "Hemant (Winter)"
},
"aayanam": "Dakshinayanam",
"tithi": {
"number": 27,
"name": "Dwadashi",
"paksha": "krishna",
"completes_at": "2026-11-06T10:41:24",
"left_precentage": 28.19
},
"nakshatra": {
"number": 12,
"name": "Uttara Phalguni(Uttara)",
"starts_at": "2026-11-05T01:49:06",
"ends_at": "2026-11-06T02:16:59",
"left_percentage": 1.3071217781691757
},
"yoga": {
"1": {
"number": 27,
"name": "Vaidhriti",
"completion": "2026-11-06T03:32:45",
"yoga_left_percentage": 7.242357840979352
},
"2": {
"number": 1,
"name": "Vishkambha",
"completion": "2026-11-07T02:41:01"
}
},
"karana": {
"1": {
"number": 54,
"name": "Taitula",
"karana_left_percentage": 56.38196825635191,
"completion": "2026-11-06T10:41:29"
},
"2": {
"number": 55,
"name": "Garija",
"completion": "2026-11-06T22:21:20"
},
"3": {
"number": 56,
"name": "Vanija",
"completion": "2026-11-07T10:34:04"
}
},
"year": {
"status": "success",
"timestamp": "2026-03-19T05:35:19",
"saka_salivahana_number": 1948,
"saka_salivahana_name_number": 40,
"saka_salivahana_year_name": "Paraabhava",
"vikram_chaitradi_number": 2083,
"vikram_chaitradi_name_number": 54,
"vikram_chaitradi_year_name": "Rowdri"
}
}
{
"sun_rise": "6:16:46",
"sun_set": "17:42:50",
"weekday": {
"weekday_number": 5,
"weekday_name": "శుక్రవారము",
"vedic_weekday_number": 4,
"vedic_weekday_name": "గురువారము"
},
"lunar_month": {
"lunar_month_number": 7,
"lunar_month_name": "ఆశ్వయుజము",
"lunar_month_full_name": "ఆశ్వయుజము",
"adhika": 0,
"nija": 0,
"kshaya": 0
},
"ritu": {
"number": 5,
"name": "హేమంత ఋతువు"
},
"aayanam": "దక్షిణాయణం",
"tithi": {
"number": 27,
"name": "ద్వాదశి",
"paksha": "krishna",
"completes_at": "2026-11-06T10:41:24",
"left_precentage": 28.19
},
"nakshatra": {
"number": 12,
"name": "ఉత్తర ఫల్గుని (ఉత్తర)",
"starts_at": "2026-11-05T01:49:06",
"ends_at": "2026-11-06T02:16:59",
"left_percentage": 1.3071217781691757
},
"yoga": {
"1": {
"number": 27,
"name": "వైధృతి",
"completion": "2026-11-06T03:32:45",
"yoga_left_percentage": 7.242357840979352
},
"2": {
"number": 1,
"name": "విష్కంభ",
"completion": "2026-11-07T02:41:01"
}
},
"karana": {
"1": {
"number": 54,
"name": "తైతిల",
"karana_left_percentage": 56.38196825635191,
"completion": "2026-11-06T10:41:29"
},
"2": {
"number": 55,
"name": "గరిజ",
"completion": "2026-11-06T22:21:20"
},
"3": {
"number": 56,
"name": "వనిజ",
"completion": "2026-11-07T10:34:04"
}
},
"year": {
"status": "success",
"timestamp": "2026-03-19T05:35:19",
"saka_salivahana_number": 1948,
"saka_salivahana_name_number": 40,
"saka_salivahana_year_name": "పరాభవ",
"vikram_chaitradi_number": 2083,
"vikram_chaitradi_name_number": 54,
"vikram_chaitradi_year_name": "రౌద్రి"
}
}
{
"sun_rise": "6:16:46",
"sun_set": "17:42:50",
"weekday": {
"weekday_number": 5,
"weekday_name": "शुक्रवार",
"vedic_weekday_number": 4,
"vedic_weekday_name": "गुरुवार"
},
"lunar_month": {
"lunar_month_number": 7,
"lunar_month_name": "आश्विन",
"lunar_month_full_name": "आश्विन",
"adhika": 0,
"nija": 0,
"kshaya": 0
},
"ritu": {
"number": 5,
"name": "हेमंत"
},
"aayanam": "दक्षिणायन",
"tithi": {
"number": 27,
"name": "द्वादशी",
"paksha": "krishna",
"completes_at": "2026-11-06T10:41:24",
"left_precentage": 28.19
},
"nakshatra": {
"number": 12,
"name": "उत्तर फाल्गुन",
"starts_at": "2026-11-05T01:49:06",
"ends_at": "2026-11-06T02:16:59",
"left_percentage": 1.3071217781691757
},
"yoga": {
"1": {
"number": 27,
"name": "वैधृति",
"completion": "2026-11-06T03:32:45",
"yoga_left_percentage": 7.242357840979352
},
"2": {
"number": 1,
"name": "विष्कुम्भ",
"completion": "2026-11-07T02:41:01"
}
},
"karana": {
"1": {
"number": 54,
"name": "तैतिल",
"karana_left_percentage": 56.38196825635191,
"completion": "2026-11-06T10:41:29"
},
"2": {
"number": 55,
"name": "गर",
"completion": "2026-11-06T22:21:20"
},
"3": {
"number": 56,
"name": "वणिज",
"completion": "2026-11-07T10:34:04"
}
},
"year": {
"status": "success",
"timestamp": "2026-03-19T05:35:19",
"saka_salivahana_number": 1948,
"saka_salivahana_name_number": 40,
"saka_salivahana_year_name": "पराभव",
"vikram_chaitradi_number": 2083,
"vikram_chaitradi_name_number": 54,
"vikram_chaitradi_year_name": "रौद्र"
}
}
Code Examples
Use the following examples to integrate this API into your application.
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
CURLOPT_URL => 'https://json.freeastrologyapi.com/complete-panchang',
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => '',
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 0,
CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS =>'{
"year": 2026,
"month": 11,
"date": 6,
"hours": 2,
"minutes": 0,
"seconds": 0,
"latitude": 17.38405,
"longitude": 78.45636,
"timezone": 5.5,
"config": {
"observation_point": "topocentric",
"ayanamsha": "lahiri",
"language":"te"
}
}',
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
'Content-Type: application/json',
'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
),
));
$response = curl_exec($curl);
curl_close($curl);
echo $response;
import requests
import json
url = "https://json.freeastrologyapi.com/complete-panchang"
payload = json.dumps({
"year": 2026,
"month": 11,
"date": 6,
"hours": 2,
"minutes": 0,
"seconds": 0,
"latitude": 17.38405,
"longitude": 78.45636,
"timezone": 5.5,
"config": {
"observation_point": "topocentric",
"ayanamsha": "lahiri",
"language": "te"
}
})
headers = {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
}
response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
print(response.text)
var request = require('request');
var options = {
'method': 'POST',
'url': 'https://json.freeastrologyapi.com/complete-panchang',
'headers': {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"year": 2026,
"month": 11,
"date": 6,
"hours": 2,
"minutes": 0,
"seconds": 0,
"latitude": 17.38405,
"longitude": 78.45636,
"timezone": 5.5,
"config": {
"observation_point": "topocentric",
"ayanamsha": "lahiri",
"language": "te"
}
})
};
request(options, function (error, response) {
if (error) throw new Error(error);
console.log(response.body);
});