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 computes all 16 in a single endpoint.

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: positions of the 7 planets (+ Rahu/Ketu + Lagna) in the signs, houses and nakshatras of the varga. You can request individual vargas or all 16 in one call.

Endpoint

Endpoint	Credits	Returns
/v1/vedic/vargas	80	Any combination of the 16 vargas (via levels parameter)

A single endpoint with config — returns 1 to 16 vargas per request. Pass "levels": ["D1", "D9"] for the two most important, or omit the parameter for all 16.

Example

cURL

curl -X POST https://api.astroway.info/v1/vedic/vargas \
  -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",
    "levels": ["D1", "D9", "D10"]
  }'

Node.js

const r = await fetch('https://api.astroway.info/v1/vedic/vargas', {
  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',
    levels: ['D1', 'D9', 'D10'],
  }),
});
const { data } = await r.json();
const navamsha = data.charts.find(c => c.level === 'D9');
console.log(`D9 Lagna: ${navamsha.lagna.sign}`);
console.log(`D9 Venus: ${navamsha.planets.Venus.sign} (${navamsha.planets.Venus.house}H)`);

Python

import os, requests

r = requests.post(
    'https://api.astroway.info/v1/vedic/vargas',
    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',
        'levels': ['D1', 'D9', 'D10'],
    },
)
data = r.json()['data']
for chart in data['charts']:
    print(f"{chart['level']:5s} Lagna: {chart['lagna']['sign']}")

Sample response (abridged)

{
  "ayanamsa": "lahiri",
  "charts": [
    {
      "level": "D1",
      "name": "Rashi",
      "lagna": { "sign": "Virgo", "longitude": 158.42 },
      "planets": {
        "Sun":     { "sign": "Cancer", "longitude": 112.18, "house": 11 },
        "Moon":    { "sign": "Taurus", "longitude":  47.92, "house":  9 },
        "Venus":   { "sign": "Gemini", "longitude":  82.34, "house": 10 }
      }
    },
    {
      "level": "D9",
      "name": "Navamsha",
      "lagna": { "sign": "Aquarius" },
      "planets": {
        "Sun":     { "sign": "Pisces",      "house":  2 },
        "Moon":    { "sign": "Sagittarius", "house": 11 },
        "Venus":   { "sign": "Libra",       "house":  9 }
      }
    },
    {
      "level": "D10",
      "name": "Dashamsha",
      "lagna": { "sign": "Aries" }
    }
  ]
}

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