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Vedic → Chara Dasha

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Summary

Calculate Chara Dasha periods for a given birth date, time, and location.

Inputs

  • Year (required) — Birth year in 4-digit format (e.g., 1990)
  • Month (required) — Birth month as number 1-12 (January=1, December=12)
  • Day (required) — Birth day of month (1-31)
  • Hour (required) — Birth hour in 24-hour format (0-23, where 0=midnight, 12=noon)
  • Minute (required) — Birth minute (0-59)
  • Location Type (required) — Choose how to specify birth location: by city name (auto-detects coordinates) or exact latitude/longitude
  • City (required) — Birth city name (e.g., 'London', 'New York', 'Kyiv')
  • Country Code (required) — 2-letter ISO country code for the birth city (e.g., US, GB, UA, DE, FR)
  • Latitude (required) — Geographic latitude of birth location in decimal degrees (-90 to 90, positive=North)
  • Longitude (required) — Geographic longitude of birth location in decimal degrees (-180 to 180, positive=East)
  • Ayanamsa (required) — Ayanamsa (precession correction) system for Vedic calculations
  • Node Type (required) — Calculation method for lunar nodes (Rahu/Ketu)
  • Precision (required) — Decimal precision for degree calculations (0-6)
  • Years to Calculate (required) — Number of years of Dasha periods to calculate (full Vimshottari cycle is 120 years)
  • Simplify (required) — Whether to return simplified response with key data only. Disable for full API response with all metadata.

Output shape

Returns Chara Dasha periods data. Structure depends on API response and 'Simplify' setting. When enabled (default), returns key data only; when disabled, returns full API response.

Output includes dasha period start/end dates and ruling signs for the specified number of years.

Examples

Example 1: Calculate Chara Dasha for 120 years (full cycle) for a birth in London, 1990-06-15 14:30

Set: Year=1990, Month=6, Day=15, Hour=14, Minute=30, Location Type=City Name, City=London, Country Code=GB, Ayanamsa=Lahiri, Node Type=Mean, Precision=2, Years to Calculate=120, Simplify=true

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