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Vedic → Vimshottari Dasha

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Summary

Calculate Vimshottari Dasha planetary periods for a Vedic birth chart using birth datetime, geographic location, and ayanamsa system.

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=midnight, 12=noon)
  • minute (required) — Birth minute (0-59)
  • locationType (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)
  • countryCode (required) — 2-letter ISO country code for the birth city (e.g., US, GB, UA, DE, FR)
  • latitude (required) — Geographic latitude in decimal degrees (-90 to 90, positive=North)
  • longitude (required) — Geographic longitude in decimal degrees (-180 to 180, positive=East)
  • ayanamsa — Ayanamsa (precession correction) system for Vedic calculations
  • nodeType — Calculation method for lunar nodes (Rahu/Ketu)
  • precision — Decimal precision for degree calculations (0-6)
  • dashaYears — Number of years of Dasha periods to calculate (full Vimshottari cycle is 120 years)
  • simplify — Whether to return simplified response with key data only. Disable for full API response with all metadata.

Output shape

Vimshottari Dasha period data including start/end ages, planetary periods, and optionally full API metadata. When simplify is true, returns key data only.

All parameter defaults, types, and validation constraints are derived from the node's operation-scoped properties for Vedic > Vimshottari Dasha. Source XML confirms the operation maps to vedic handler dasha calculations with ayanamsa and node type options.

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