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Jain Pachakkhan API

The Jain Pachakkhan API is part of the Muhurat Finder suite and returns the Jain Pachakkhan (vow) timings for a specific date, as per Jain tradition. For the requested day it provides the day and night prahar boundaries and the list of Pachakkhan periods with their timings.


Supported Language Codes

This API supports multiple languages. You can get the response in a different language by passing the lan field in the request body.

Reference Article:
https://support.divineapi.com/general-api-support/translating-an-indian-vedic-apis-into-a-different-language

CodeLanguage
enEnglish
hiHindi
bnBengali
maMarathi
tmTamil
tlTelugu
mlMalayalam
knKannada

Guide: If lan is not sent, the default response language is en.


API Endpoint

POST https://astroapi-3.divineapi.com/indian-api/v1/muhurat/jain-pachakkhan

This endpoint returns the Jain Pachakkhan (vow) timings for the given date.


Headers

NameTypeDescription
AuthorizationStringYour API Access Token. Example: Bearer {token}

Request Body

NameTypeRequiredDescription
api_keyStringYesYour API key.
dayIntegerYesDay of Panchang, e.g. 24.
monthIntegerYesMonth of Panchang, e.g. 05.
yearIntegerYesYear of Panchang, e.g. 2023.
placeStringNoPlace name, e.g. New Delhi.
latFloatYesLatitude, e.g. 28.6139.
lonFloatYesLongitude, e.g. 77.2090.
tzoneFloatYesTimezone, e.g. 5.5. See: https://developers.divineapi.com/divine-api/understanding-time-zones-a-comprehensive-guide
lanStringNoLanguage code as per supported list. Default is en.

200: OK Jain Pachakkhan timings fetched successfully

{
    "success": 1,
    "data": {
        "muhurat_type": "jain-pachakkhan",
        "date": "2023-05-24",
        "weekday": "Wednesday",
        "sunrise": "2023-05-24 05:26",
        "sunset": "2023-05-24 19:09",
        "prahars": {
            "day": [
                {
                    "prahar": 1,
                    "start": "2023-05-24 05:26",
                    "end": "2023-05-24 08:52"
                },
                {
                    "prahar": 2,
                    "start": "2023-05-24 08:52",
                    "end": "2023-05-24 12:18"
                },
                {
                    "prahar": 3,
                    "start": "2023-05-24 12:18",
                    "end": "2023-05-24 15:44"
                },
                {
                    "prahar": 4,
                    "start": "2023-05-24 15:44",
                    "end": "2023-05-24 19:09"
                }
            ],
            "night": [
                {
                    "prahar": 1,
                    "start": "2023-05-24 19:09",
                    "end": "2023-05-24 21:43"
                },
                {
                    "prahar": 2,
                    "start": "2023-05-24 21:43",
                    "end": "2023-05-25 00:17"
                },
                {
                    "prahar": 3,
                    "start": "2023-05-25 00:17",
                    "end": "2023-05-25 02:51"
                },
                {
                    "prahar": 4,
                    "start": "2023-05-25 02:51",
                    "end": "2023-05-25 05:25"
                }
            ]
        },
        "pachakkhans": [
            {
                "name": "Navkarshi",
                "time": "2023-05-24 06:21"
            },
            {
                "name": "Porshi",
                "time": "2023-05-24 08:52"
            },
            {
                "name": "Sadha Porshi",
                "time": "2023-05-24 10:35"
            },
            {
                "name": "Purimaddha",
                "time": "2023-05-24 12:18"
            },
            {
                "name": "Avaddha",
                "time": "2023-05-24 15:44"
            },
            {
                "name": "Chovihar",
                "time": "2023-05-24 18:15"
            },
            {
                "name": "Evening Pratikraman",
                "time": "2023-05-24 19:09"
            },
            {
                "name": "Santhara Porshi",
                "time": "2023-05-24 21:43"
            },
            {
                "name": "Nishita",
                "time": "2023-05-25 00:17"
            },
            {
                "name": "Morning Pratikraman",
                "time": "2023-05-25 02:51"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Notes on Response Fields

muhurat_type: The muhurat type, here jain-pachakkhan.

date, weekday, sunrise and sunset: The day being analysed and its sunrise and sunset reference times.

prahars: The day and night prahar (time-division) boundaries, given as day and night.

pachakkhans: The list of Pachakkhan (Jain vow) periods, each with a name and its time.


Example Code Implementations

Below are example implementations in various programming environments.


cURL

curl --location 'https://astroapi-3.divineapi.com/indian-api/v1/muhurat/jain-pachakkhan' \
--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"'

Node.js

var request = require('request');
var options = {
  'method': 'POST',
  'url': 'https://astroapi-3.divineapi.com/indian-api/v1/muhurat/jain-pachakkhan',
  '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-3.divineapi.com/indian-api/v1/muhurat/jain-pachakkhan",
  "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-3.divineapi.com/indian-api/v1/muhurat/jain-pachakkhan"

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)

Best Practices

Always send both Authorization: Bearer {Your Auth Token} and api_key in every request.

Make sure lat, lon, and tzone match the user’s actual location, since auspicious timings are location-specific.

Some fields may return empty arrays ([]) for certain dates; handle this gracefully in your UI.

Always use HTTPS for secure communication.

Use the lan parameter to localize the auspicious timing labels for your target audience.

Example Code
curl -X POST "https://astroapi-3.divineapi.com/indian-api/v1/muhurat/jain-pachakkhan" \
  -H "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"'
const FormData = require('form-data');
const axios = require('axios');

const 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');

const response = await axios.post('https://astroapi-3.divineapi.com/indian-api/v1/muhurat/jain-pachakkhan', form, {
  headers: {
    ...form.getHeaders(),
    'Authorization': 'Bearer {Your Auth Token}',
  }
});

console.log(response.data);
import requests

url = "https://astroapi-3.divineapi.com/indian-api/v1/muhurat/jain-pachakkhan"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer {Your Auth Token}",
}
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",
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=payload)

print(response.json())
const formData = new FormData();
formData.append('api_key', '{Your API Key}');
formData.append('day', '24');
formData.append('month', '05');
formData.append('year', '2023');
formData.append('place', 'New Delhi');
formData.append('lat', '28.6139');
formData.append('lon', '77.2090');
formData.append('tzone', '5.5');
formData.append('lan', 'en');

const response = await fetch('https://astroapi-3.divineapi.com/indian-api/v1/muhurat/jain-pachakkhan', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
      'Authorization': "Bearer {Your Auth Token}",
    },
  body: formData,
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
<?php

use GuzzleHttp\Client;

$client = new Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://astroapi-3.divineapi.com/indian-api/v1/muhurat/jain-pachakkhan', [
    'headers' => [
        'Authorization' => 'Bearer {Your Auth Token}',
    ],
    'multipart' => [
        ['name' => 'api_key', 'contents' => '{Your API Key}'],
        ['name' => 'day', 'contents' => '24'],
        ['name' => 'month', 'contents' => '05'],
        ['name' => 'year', 'contents' => '2023'],
        ['name' => 'place', 'contents' => 'New Delhi'],
        ['name' => 'lat', 'contents' => '28.6139'],
        ['name' => 'lon', 'contents' => '77.2090'],
        ['name' => 'tzone', 'contents' => '5.5'],
        ['name' => 'lan', 'contents' => 'en'],
    ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
package main

import (
    "bytes"
    "fmt"
    "mime/multipart"
    "net/http"
    "io"
)

func main() {
    body := &bytes.Buffer{}
    writer := multipart.NewWriter(body)
    writer.WriteField("api_key", "{Your API Key}")
    writer.WriteField("day", "24")
    writer.WriteField("month", "05")
    writer.WriteField("year", "2023")
    writer.WriteField("place", "New Delhi")
    writer.WriteField("lat", "28.6139")
    writer.WriteField("lon", "77.2090")
    writer.WriteField("tzone", "5.5")
    writer.WriteField("lan", "en")
    writer.Close()

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://astroapi-3.divineapi.com/indian-api/v1/muhurat/jain-pachakkhan", body)
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", writer.FormDataContentType())
    req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer {Your Auth Token}")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, _ := client.Do(req)
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body2, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body2))
}
import okhttp3.*;
import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

        RequestBody body = new MultipartBody.Builder()
            .setType(MultipartBody.FORM)
            .addFormDataPart("api_key", "{Your API Key}")
            .addFormDataPart("day", "24")
            .addFormDataPart("month", "05")
            .addFormDataPart("year", "2023")
            .addFormDataPart("place", "New Delhi")
            .addFormDataPart("lat", "28.6139")
            .addFormDataPart("lon", "77.2090")
            .addFormDataPart("tzone", "5.5")
            .addFormDataPart("lan", "en")
            .build();

        Request request = new Request.Builder()
            .url("https://astroapi-3.divineapi.com/indian-api/v1/muhurat/jain-pachakkhan")
            .post(body)
            .addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {Your Auth Token}")
            .build();

        Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
        System.out.println(response.body().string());
    }
}
import Foundation

let url = URL(string: "https://astroapi-3.divineapi.com/indian-api/v1/muhurat/jain-pachakkhan")!
var request = URLRequest(url: url)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.setValue("Bearer {Your Auth Token}", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")

let boundary = "Boundary-\(UUID().uuidString)"
request.setValue("multipart/form-data; boundary=\(boundary)", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")

var bodyData = Data()
bodyData.append("--\(boundary)\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"api_key\"\r\n\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("{Your API Key}\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("--\(boundary)\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"day\"\r\n\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("24\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("--\(boundary)\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"month\"\r\n\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("05\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("--\(boundary)\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"year\"\r\n\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("2023\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("--\(boundary)\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"place\"\r\n\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("New Delhi\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("--\(boundary)\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"lat\"\r\n\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("28.6139\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("--\(boundary)\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"lon\"\r\n\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("77.2090\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("--\(boundary)\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"tzone\"\r\n\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("5.5\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("--\(boundary)\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"lan\"\r\n\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("en\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
bodyData.append("--\(boundary)--\r\n".data(using: .utf8)!)
request.httpBody = bodyData

let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in
    if let data = data {
        print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8) ?? "")
    }
}
task.resume()
import okhttp3.*

fun main() {
    val client = OkHttpClient()

    val body = MultipartBody.Builder()
        .setType(MultipartBody.FORM)
        .addFormDataPart("api_key", "{Your API Key}")
        .addFormDataPart("day", "24")
        .addFormDataPart("month", "05")
        .addFormDataPart("year", "2023")
        .addFormDataPart("place", "New Delhi")
        .addFormDataPart("lat", "28.6139")
        .addFormDataPart("lon", "77.2090")
        .addFormDataPart("tzone", "5.5")
        .addFormDataPart("lan", "en")
        .build()

    val request = Request.Builder()
        .url("https://astroapi-3.divineapi.com/indian-api/v1/muhurat/jain-pachakkhan")
        .post(body!!)
        .addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {Your Auth Token}")
        .build()

    client.newCall(request).execute().use { response ->
        println(response.body?.string())
    }
}
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Program {
    static async Task Main() {
        using var client = new HttpClient();
        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Bearer {Your Auth Token}");

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

        var response = await client.PostAsync("https://astroapi-3.divineapi.com/indian-api/v1/muhurat/jain-pachakkhan", content);
        var result = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
        Console.WriteLine(result);
    }
}