Find Sun and Moon API

Empower your astrological explorations by accessing precise Sun and Moon data through the Find Sun and Moon API. This API provides rising and setting details for the Sun and Moon as per Indian Astrology.

Step-by-Step API Integration and Postman Testing

For a complete walkthrough of testing this API using Postman, refer to the official support article below:

Guide: Step-by-Step Find Sun and Moon API Postman Testing Integration

Supported Language Codes

Support Article URL: Translating Indian Vedic APIs into a Different Language

Code	Language
en	English
hi	Hindi
bn	Bengali
ma	Marathi
tm	Tamil
tl	Telugu
ml	Malayalam
kn	Kannada

Guide:
These language codes are supported by this API. You can specify your preferred language by passing the parameter lan in the request body. Default language is en (English).

API Endpoint

POST https://astroapi-2.divineapi.com/indian-api/v2/find-sun-and-moon

This endpoint returns the rising and setting details of the Sun and Moon for the provided date and location.

Headers

Name	Type	Description
Authorization	String	Your API Access Token. Format: `Bearer {token}`

Request Body

Name	Type	Required	Description
api_key	String	Yes	Your API key.
day	Integer	Yes	Day of Panchang (e.g., `24`).
month	Integer	Yes	Month of Panchang (e.g., `05`).
year	Integer	Yes	Year of Panchang (e.g., `2023`).
place	String	No	Location name (e.g., `New Delhi`).
lat	Float	Yes	Latitude (e.g., `28.6139`).
lon	Float	Yes	Longitude (e.g., `77.2090`).
tzone	Float	Yes	Timezone (e.g., `5.5`). See Timezone Guide.
lan	String	No	Language code as per the supported list above. Default is `en`.

Example Response

200: OK – Fetched Sun and Moon Details Successfully

{
    "success": 1,
    "data": {
        "sunrise": "05:26:20 AM",
        "sunset": "07:09:54 PM",
        "moonrise": "09:02:52 AM",
        "moonset": "11:31:49 PM",
        "weekday": "Budhavara"
    }
}

Example Code Implementations

Below are example implementations in various programming environments.

cURL

curl --location 'https://astroapi-2.divineapi.com/indian-api/v2/find-sun-and-moon' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {Your Auth Token}' \
--form 'api_key="{Your API Key}"' \
--form 'day="24"' \
--form 'month="05"' \
--form 'year="2023"' \
--form 'place="New Delhi"' \
--form 'lat="28.6139"' \
--form 'lon="77.2090"' \
--form 'tzone="5.5"' \
--form 'lan="en"'

NodeJS

var request = require('request');
var options = {
  'method': 'POST',
  'url': 'https://astroapi-2.divineapi.com/indian-api/v2/find-sun-and-moon',
  'headers': {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer {Your Auth Token}'
  },
  formData: {
    'api_key': '{Your API Key}',
    'day': '24',
    'month': '05',
    'year': '2023',
    'place': 'New Delhi',
    'lat': '28.6139',
    'lon': '77.2090',
    'tzone': '5.5',
    'lan': 'en'
  }
};
request(options, function (error, response) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);
  console.log(response.body);
});

JavaScript (jQuery AJAX)

var form = new FormData();
form.append("api_key", "{Your API Key}");
form.append("day", "24");
form.append("month", "05");
form.append("year", "2023");
form.append("place", "New Delhi");
form.append("lat", "28.6139");
form.append("lon", "77.2090");
form.append("tzone", "5.5");
form.append("lan", "en");

var settings = {
  "url": "https://astroapi-2.divineapi.com/indian-api/v2/find-sun-and-moon",
  "method": "POST",
  "timeout": 0,
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Bearer {Your Auth Token}"
  },
  "processData": false,
  "mimeType": "multipart/form-data",
  "contentType": false,
  "data": form
};

$.ajax(settings).done(function (response) {
  console.log(response);
});

Python

import requests

url = "https://astroapi-2.divineapi.com/indian-api/v2/find-sun-and-moon"

payload = {'api_key': '{Your API Key}',
'day': '24',
'month': '05',
'year': '2023',
'Place': 'New Delhi',
'lat': '28.6139',
'lon': '77.2090',
'tzone': '5.5',
'lan': 'en'}

headers = {
  'Authorization': 'Bearer {Your Auth Token}'
}

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

print(response.text)