Overview

The shadbala/break-up API gives Sthana Bala, Dig Bala, Kaala Bala, Chesta Bala, Drik Bala and Naisargika Bala strength of each Planet Shadbala in Vedic astrology refers to the sixfold measure of planetary strength in a birth chart. It evaluates how much power or influence each planet contributes to an individual's life. The six components of Shadbala are: Sthanabala (Positional strength) Digbala (Directional strength) Kalabala (Temporal strength) Cheshtabala (Motional strength) Naisargikabala (Natural strength) Drikbala (Aspectual strength) Each planet is assigned a specific amount of strength, measured in units called Rupas, based on its placement and relationships in the chart. This comprehensive assessment helps determine the relative power and effectiveness of planets, offering deeper insight into a person's horoscope and aiding in accurate predictions regarding key areas of life.

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"
`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": 1993,
  "month": 1,
  "date": 22,
  "hours": 13,
  "minutes": 20,
  "seconds": 0,
  "latitude": 30.37,
  "longitude": 75.86,
  "timezone": 5.5,
  "config": {
    "observation_point": "geocentric",
    "ayanamsha": "sayana"
  }
}

Response Examples

Example responses returned by this API.

Response

{
    "statusCode": 200,
    "output": {
        "Sun": {
            "sthana": 205.95,
            "kaala": 74.799,
            "dig_balam": 27.296,
            "chesta": 3.442,
            "drik_balam": 14.28,
            "naisargika": 60
        },
        "Moon": {
            "sthana": 135.22,
            "kaala": 255.397,
            "dig_balam": 48.383,
            "chesta": 15.679,
            "drik_balam": -3.1,
            "naisargika": 51.429
        },
        "Mars": {
            "sthana": 185.99,
            "kaala": 77.528,
            "dig_balam": 37.513,
            "chesta": 21.506,
            "drik_balam": 0.03,
            "naisargika": 17.143
        },
        "Mercury": {
            "sthana": 123.685,
            "kaala": 252.349,
            "dig_balam": 52.143,
            "chesta": 53.358,
            "drik_balam": 10.41,
            "naisargika": 25.714
        },
        "Jupiter": {
            "sthana": 207.785,
            "kaala": 164.29,
            "dig_balam": 0.991,
            "chesta": 28.93,
            "drik_balam": -34.6,
            "naisargika": 34.286
        },
        "Venus": {
            "sthana": 188.94,
            "kaala": 50.931,
            "dig_balam": 41.355,
            "chesta": 48.622,
            "drik_balam": 7.79,
            "naisargika": 42.857
        },
        "Saturn": {
            "sthana": 187.495,
            "kaala": 134.126,
            "dig_balam": 4.463,
            "chesta": 35.019,
            "drik_balam": 12.96,
            "naisargika": 8.571
        }
    }
}

Code Examples

Use the following examples to integrate this API into your application.

PHP Code

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
  CURLOPT_URL => 'https://json.freeastrologyapi.com/shadbala/break-up',
  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": 1990,
    "month": 1,
    "date": 1,
    "hours": 6,
    "minutes": 0,
    "seconds": 0,
    "latitude": 13.08333,
    "longitude": 80.283333,
    "timezone": 5.5,
    "config": {
        "observation_point": "topocentric",
        "ayanamsha": "lahiri"
    }
}',
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
    'Content-Type: application/json',
    'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
  ),
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

Python Code

import requests
import json

url = "https://json.freeastrologyapi.com/shadbala/break-up"

payload = json.dumps({
  "year": 1990,
  "month": 1,
  "date": 1,
  "hours": 6,
  "minutes": 0,
  "seconds": 0,
  "latitude": 13.08333,
  "longitude": 80.283333,
  "timezone": 5.5,
  "config": {
    "observation_point": "topocentric",
    "ayanamsha": "lahiri"
  }
})
headers = {
  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)

print(response.text)

Node JS Code

var request = require('request');
var options = {
  'method': 'POST',
  'url': 'https://json.freeastrologyapi.com/shadbala/break-up',
  'headers': {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "year": 1990,
    "month": 1,
    "date": 1,
    "hours": 6,
    "minutes": 0,
    "seconds": 0,
    "latitude": 13.08333,
    "longitude": 80.283333,
    "timezone": 5.5,
    "config": {
      "observation_point": "topocentric",
      "ayanamsha": "lahiri"
    }
  })

};
request(options, function (error, response) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);
  console.log(response.body);
});

Shad Bala Break-up

Overview

Request Parameters

Request Example

Response Examples

Code Examples