Vargas (divisional charts D1–D60)

Vargas (वर्ग, “divisions”) are divisional charts produced by dividing each sign into N equal parts. Every varga opens up a separate life domain: D9 for marriage, D10 for career, D7 for children. In the Parashari school the canonical set is Shodasha Varga (16 vargas); some traditions add 4 more. AstroWay serves each of the 16 on its own endpoint: /v1/vedic/varga/D9 and so on.

What we calculate

Shodasha Varga (BPHS, chapters 6–7):

Varga	N	Life domain
D1 - Rashi	1	Main natal chart, body, personality
D2 - Hora	2	Wealth, cash flow
D3 - Drekkana	3	Siblings, courage, cooperation
D4 - Chaturthamsha	4	Property, real estate, fortune
D7 - Saptamsha	7	Children, progeny
D9 - Navamsha	9	Marriage, dharma, fruits of karma (second after D1 in importance)
D10 - Dashamsha	10	Career, status, profession
D12 - Dvadashamsha	12	Parents, hereditary patterns
D16 - Shodashamsha	16	Vehicles, comforts, accidents
D20 - Vimshamsha	20	Spiritual practice, upasana
D24 - Chaturvimshamsha	24	Education, learning, academic merit
D27 - Saptavimsha (Bhamsha)	27	Strengths/weaknesses, endurance
D30 - Trimshamsha	30	Misfortunes, specific troubles
D40 - Khavedamsha	40	Maternal hereditary influences
D45 - Akshavedamsha	45	Paternal hereditary influences + overall destiny
D60 - Shashtyamsha	60	Finest influences, past lives (D60 = highest resolution)

Each varga is a full chart object: the varga’s lagna plus the planets in its signs. The request body is the same everywhere; only the path differs.

Endpoints

Endpoint	Credits	Returns
/v1/vedic/varga/{level}	20	One varga: level is one of D1, D2, D3, D4, D7, D9, D10, D12, D16, D20, D24, D27, D30, D40, D45, D60

There is no combined call: D1, D9 and D10 are three separate requests.

Ashtakavarga is not part of Shodasha Varga and lives on its own path, /v1/ashtakavarga.

Example

cURL

curl -X POST https://api.astroway.info/v1/vedic/varga/D9 \
  -H "X-Api-Key: aw_live_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "date": "1990-07-14",
    "time": "14:30:00",
    "timezoneOffset": 3,
    "latitude": 50.45,
    "longitude": 30.52,
    "ayanamsa": "lahiri"
  }'

Node.js

const r = await fetch('https://api.astroway.info/v1/vedic/varga/D9', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Api-Key': process.env.ASTROWAY_API_KEY!,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    date: '1990-07-14', time: '14:30:00', timezoneOffset: 3,
    latitude: 50.45, longitude: 30.52, ayanamsa: 'lahiri',
  }),
});
const { data } = await r.json();
const venus = data.planets.find(p => p.name === 'Venus');
console.log(`D9 Lagna: sign ${data.lagna.sign}`);
console.log(`D9 Venus: sign ${venus.sign} (${venus.degreeInSign.toFixed(2)}°)`);

Python

import os, requests

r = requests.post(
    'https://api.astroway.info/v1/vedic/varga/D9',
    headers={'X-Api-Key': os.environ['ASTROWAY_API_KEY']},
    json={
        'date': '1990-07-14', 'time': '14:30:00', 'timezoneOffset': 3,
        'latitude': 50.45, 'longitude': 30.52, 'ayanamsa': 'lahiri',
    },
)
data = r.json()['data']
print(f"{data['varga']:5s} Lagna: sign {data['lagna']['sign']}")
for p in data['planets'][:3]:
    print(f"  {p['name']:8s} sign {p['sign']} {p['degreeInSign']:.2f}°")

Sample response (planets abridged)

Captured from production for the body above. sign is a zero-based sign index (0 = Aries), and planets holds 13 entries; three are shown.

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "varga": "D9",
    "name": { "en": "Navamsha", "uk": "Навамша", "ru": "Навамша", "sanskrit": "Навамша" },
    "ayanamsa": 23.72484410850302,
    "lagna": { "longitude": 255.31242024504013, "sign": 8, "degreeInSign": 15.31242024504013 },
    "planets": [
      { "id": 0, "name": "Sun", "longitude": 72.39334499318895, "sign": 2, "degreeInSign": 12.393344993188947, "isRetrograde": false },
      { "id": 1, "name": "Moon", "longitude": 227.99365699301796, "sign": 7, "degreeInSign": 17.993656993017964, "isRetrograde": false },
      { "id": 3, "name": "Venus", "longitude": 175.12888852287682, "sign": 5, "degreeInSign": 25.12888852287682, "isRetrograde": false }
    ],
    "julianDay": 2448086.9791666665
  }
}

Accuracy & sources

• Canonical text: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (BPHS), chapters 6 “Graha-bheda-adhyaya” and 7 “Varga-vivekadhyaya”. The sign→varga mapping logic is given separately for each of the 16 (D2 has two variants - Parashari and Kashinatha; we use Parashari).
• Reference implementation: PyJHora varga.py - our results match 1:1 across all 16 vargas at the same ayanamsa.
• Status: GREEN for all 16 vargas. Verified across 16 snapshot tests, each pinning Lagna + 9 planets in the relevant varga.
• Ayanamsa: Lahiri default; all 9 system options supported. Switching ayanamsa can shift a varga’s Lagna between adjacent signs - this is expected in jyotish.
• D2 Hora variants: we ship Parashari (Sun-hora occupies the first 15° of odd signs and last 15° of even signs, Moon-hora the inverse). If you need the Kashinatha variant - let us know, we’ll add it as an option.

Tip

Which vargas to read first. If you’re building a primary jyotish product, start with D1 + D9 (Rashi + Navamsha). That’s 80% of interpretation. D10 (career) and D7 (children) come next. D40/D45/D60 are used only by experienced astrologers for niche queries.

Related

• Dashas: vargas are critical when judging the strength of a dasha lord (D-chart of the dasha lord)
• Panchang: vargas depend on accurate sidereal time and ayanamsa
• Shadbala: Saptavargaja Bala is built from 7 vargas (D1, D2, D3, D7, D9, D12, D30)
• Accuracy: snapshot tests vs PyJHora for all 16 vargas
• Credits: full pricing table
• Authentication: how to obtain an aw_live_* key