Calculations Vimshottari
by Maha Celestial Calculations in Other
Build a Vimshottari timing display with birth balance, nine mahadashas and nine antardashas of the active mahadasha at a reference instant. Uses actual nakshatra stay time and a 365.2425-day year; includes conventions and receipt. Public or synthetic inputs only. No event prediction or interpretation; bodies are not stored.
POST https://www.mahastrategies.com/api/v1/calculations/vimshottari
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How to call it
POST https://www.mahastrategies.com/api/v1/calculations/vimshottari
Each call costs $0.12 in USDC on Base, paid with the request over x402.
Run a free test callOne unpaid request, the way an agent sends it. You see the payment challenge it gets back. Nothing is charged.
Example request
From the listing.
POST https://www.mahastrategies.com/api/v1/calculations/vimshottari
content-type: application/json
{
"dataClass": "synthetic",
"instantUtc": "2000-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
"latitudeDegrees": 0,
"longitudeDegrees": 0,
"referenceInstantUtc": "2026-01-01T12:00:00.000Z"
}Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
dataClass | string | Yes | One of: public, synthetic. |
instantUtc | string | Yes | |
latitudeDegrees | number | Yes | |
longitudeDegrees | number | Yes | |
referenceInstantUtc | string | Yes |
Example response
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Example response, 97 lines
{
"boundaries": [
"Calculation and convention evidence only; no forecasting narrati…"
],
"conventions": {
"ayanamsa": "maha-lahiri-j2000-iau2006/1",
"birthBalance": "actual-nakshatra-stay-time",
"chartVersion": "natal-chart/0.3",
"elevationMeters": 0,
"ephemeris": "astronomy-engine-2.1.19",
"frames": [
"tropical",
"lahiri-sidereal"
],
"houses": "sidereal-whole-sign",
"inputTime": "UTC; caller resolves local time and DST",
"nodes": "mean",
"origin": "geocentric",
"panchangaVersion": "panchanga/0.1",
"timingVersion": "natal-timing/0.1",
"yearLengthDays": 365.2425
},
"inputDigest": "sha256:42b925510ad5fd4b12a183564f801499c8c3a0ce75e9ef54310bbdc4c…",
"offerId": "celestial-vimshottari-timing",
"receiptDigest": "sha256:3842a7dd38637f47bb131d814fa2fe6635632468713ae6f1a18f02f19…",
"result": {
"referenceInstantUtc": "2026-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
"vimshottari": {
"activeAntardasha": {
"activeAtReference": true,
"endUtc": "2026-09-11T11:50:39.821Z",
"level": "antardasha",
"lord": "Venus",
"nominalYears": 3.1666666666666665,
"parentLord": "Saturn",
"startUtc": "2023-07-12T21:24:51.821Z"
},
"activeMahadasha": {
"activeAtReference": true,
"endUtc": "2035-09-20T19:22:11.621Z",
"level": "mahadasha",
"lord": "Saturn",
"nominalYears": 19,
"startUtc": "2016-09-20T04:47:23.621Z"
},
"antardashas": [
{
"activeAtReference": false,
"endUtc": "2019-09-23T23:17:54.221Z",
"level": "antardasha",
"lord": "Saturn",
"nominalYears": 3.0083333333333333,
"parentLord": "Saturn",
"startUtc": "2016-09-20T04:47:23.621Z"
}
],
"balanceAtBirthYears": 0.7195755668021349,
"balanceMethod": "actual-nakshatra-stay-time",
"birthNakshatraEgressUtc": "2000-01-01T13:03:23.619Z",
"birthNakshatraIngressUtc": "1999-12-31T10:37:37.056Z",
"mahadashas": [
{
"activeAtReference": false,
"endUtc": "2000-09-20T07:40:11.621Z",
"level": "mahadasha",
"lord": "Rahu",
"nominalYears": 18,
"startUtc": "1982-09-20T22:54:35.621Z"
}
],
"moonNakshatra": {
"fractionElapsed": 0.9600235796221036,
"index": 15,
"name": "Svātī"
},
"nextTransition": {
"atUtc": "2026-09-11T11:50:39.821Z",
"level": "antardasha",
"lord": "Sun"
},
"sourceReferences": [
{
"locator": "Chapter 46, verses 14–16; Chapter 51, verses 1–2",
"note": "Used to verify the period order, durations, birth balance, and p…",
"title": "Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra",
"url": "https://vedic-astro.s3.amazonaws.com/books/bhrihat_parasara_hora…",
"usage": "calculation-convention"
}
],
"startingLord": "Rahu",
"system": "vimshottari-120-year",
"traditionId": "vedic-jyotisha",
"yearLengthDays": 365.2425
}
},
"version": "maha-celestial-calculations/0.1"
}Call it from code
The curl command shows the payment challenge. The JavaScript and Python versions pay and call, and never pay more than $0.12.
curl: see the payment challenge
# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i -X POST 'https://www.mahastrategies.com/api/v1/calculations/vimshottari' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"dataClass":"synthetic","instantUtc":"2000-01-01T12:00:00.000Z","latitudeDegrees":0,"longitudeDegrees":0,"referenceInstantUtc":"2026-01-01T12:00:00.000Z"}'
# x402 v2 sends the challenge base64-encoded in the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (v1 sends it in the body).
# To read the header:
curl -sS -g -o /dev/null -D - -X POST 'https://www.mahastrategies.com/api/v1/calculations/vimshottari' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"dataClass":"synthetic","instantUtc":"2000-01-01T12:00:00.000Z","latitudeDegrees":0,"longitudeDegrees":0,"referenceInstantUtc":"2026-01-01T12:00:00.000Z"}' \
| grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decodeJavaScript: pay and call
// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment, x402Client } from "@x402/fetch";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
// Pays at most $0.12 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.12" });
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY) });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);
// Not sure it's safe to pay? ToolVet checks it first for $0.005. Pay for that from a separate
// client: this one is capped at $0.12 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mahastrategies.com%2Fapi%2Fv1%2Fcalculations%2Fvimshottari&method=POST
const res = await pay("https://www.mahastrategies.com/api/v1/calculations/vimshottari", {
method: "POST",
headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"dataClass": "synthetic",
"instantUtc": "2000-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
"latitudeDegrees": 0,
"longitudeDegrees": 0,
"referenceInstantUtc": "2026-01-01T12:00:00.000Z"
}),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.text());Python: pay and call
# pip install "x402[requests,evm]"
import os
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import x402_requests
from x402.mechanisms.evm import EthAccountSigner
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact.register import register_exact_evm_client
# Pays at most $0.12 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.12"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))
with x402_requests(client) as session:
res = session.post(
"https://www.mahastrategies.com/api/v1/calculations/vimshottari",
json={
"dataClass": "synthetic",
"instantUtc": "2000-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
"latitudeDegrees": 0,
"longitudeDegrees": 0,
"referenceInstantUtc": "2026-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
},
)
print(res.status_code, res.text)Security scan
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