Bazi Luck Pillars API

The ten-year luck pillars, their direction and the age they start

POST/v1/chinese/luck-pillars

1 credit · Secret key (test or live) · getLuckPillars

The traditional rule uses gender and the polarity of the year stem to set the direction. Three days from birth to the jie count as one year of age. A birth time is required.

Request body

birth Birth required
- date string (date) required
  e.g. "1990-08-13"
- time string
  pattern ^([01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(:[0-5]\d)?$ · e.g. "06:30"
- time_accuracy string
  With "unknown", lagna- and house-dependent fields are omitted and listed in warnings — never filled with a noon default.
  one of exact, approximate, unknown · default "exact"
- place Coordinates or object or object required
  Coordinates, a place_id from /v1/places/search, or a free-text query. A vague query returns 422 place_ambiguous with candidates; the API never guesses.
  
  One of:
  1. Coordinates
    Fields
    - latitude number required
      ≥ -90 · ≤ 90
    - longitude number required
      ≥ -180 · ≤ 180
    No other fields are accepted.
  2. object
    Fields
    - place_id string required
    No other fields are accepted.
  3. object
    Fields
    - query string required
      at least 2 characters · at most 120 characters
    No other fields are accepted.
- timezone string
  "auto" (from coordinates AND date), an IANA name, or a fixed offset like "+05:30".
  default "auto"
No other fields are accepted.
gender string required
The traditional rule needs it. Used for this response and not stored.
one of male, female
count integer
≥ 1 · ≤ 12 · default 8
options object
- lang string required
  one of en, hi · default "en"
No other fields are accepted.

No other fields are accepted.

Response

JSON { data, meta, warnings }, where data is:

direction string required
one of forward, backward
days_to_jie number required
start_age number required
rule string required
pillars array of object required
- order integer required
- from_age number required
- from_year integer required
- pillar ChinesePillar required
  Fields
  - name string required
  - chinese string required
  - cycle_number integer required
    ≥ 1 · ≤ 60
  - stem object required
    Fields
    id string required
    chinese string required
    element string required
    element_name string required
    polarity string required
    one of yang, yin
    
    ten_god object
    Fields
    id string required
    name string required
  - branch object required
    Fields
    id string required
    chinese string required
    animal string required
    animal_name string required
    element string required
    element_name string required
    polarity string required
    one of yang, yin
    
    hidden_stems array of object required
    Fields
    id string required
    chinese string required
    element string required
    element_name string required
    polarity string required
    one of yang, yin
    
    ten_god object
    Fields
    id string required
    name string required
  - nayin object required
    Fields
    chinese string required
    name string required

Errors: 400, 401, 403, 404, 422, 429, 500. See error codes.

Example request

curl -X POST 'https://api.astrologics.in/v1/chinese/luck-pillars' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer al_test_YOUR_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"birth":{"date":"1990-08-13","time":"06:30","place":{"latitude":28.6139,"longitude":77.209}},"gender":"female","count":4}'

Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://api.astrologics.in/v1/chinese/luck-pillars", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { Authorization: "Bearer al_test_YOUR_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "birth": {
      "date": "1990-08-13",
      "time": "06:30",
      "place": {
        "latitude": 28.6139,
        "longitude": 77.209
      }
    },
    "gender": "female",
    "count": 4
  }),
});
console.log(JSON.stringify(await res.json(), null, 2));

Python

import json
import urllib.error
import urllib.request

body = {
    "birth": {
        "date": "1990-08-13",
        "time": "06:30",
        "place": {
            "latitude": 28.6139,
            "longitude": 77.209,
        },
    },
    "gender": "female",
    "count": 4,
}

req = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://api.astrologics.in/v1/chinese/luck-pillars",
    method="POST",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer al_test_YOUR_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    data=json.dumps(body).encode(),
)
try:
    with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as res:
        print(json.dumps(json.load(res), indent=2, ensure_ascii=False))
except urllib.error.HTTPError as err:
    print(err.code, err.read().decode())

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.astrologics.in/v1/chinese/luck-pillars');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['Authorization: Bearer al_test_YOUR_KEY', 'Content-Type: application/json'],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{"birth":{"date":"1990-08-13","time":"06:30","place":{"latitude":28.6139,"longitude":77.209}},"gender":"female","count":4}',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
]);
echo curl_exec($ch), PHP_EOL;

Example response

200 OK · 7,594 characters

{
  "data": {
    "direction": "backward",
    "days_to_jie": 5.26,
    "start_age": 1.75,
    "rule": "3 days from birth to the jie count as 1 year of age.",
    "pillars": [
      {
        "order": 1,
        "from_age": 1.75,
        "from_year": 1992,
        "pillar": {
          "name": "Gui Wei",
          "chinese": "癸未",
          "cycle_number": 20,
          "stem": {
            "id": "gui",
            "chinese": "癸",
            "element": "water",
            "element_name": "Water",
            "polarity": "yin",
            "ten_god": {
              "id": "shang_guan",
              "name": "Hurting Officer"
            }
          },
          "branch": {
            "id": "wei",
            "chinese": "未",
            "animal": "goat",
            "animal_name": "Goat",
            "element": "earth",
            "element_name": "Earth",
            "polarity": "yin",
            "hidden_stems": [
              {
                "id": "ji",
                "chinese": "己",
                "element": "earth",
                "element_name": "Earth",
                "polarity": "yin",
                "ten_god": {
                  "id": "zheng_yin",
                  "name": "Direct Resource"
                }
              },
              {
                "id": "ding",
                "chinese": "丁",
                "element": "fire",
                "element_name": "Fire",
                "polarity": "yin",
                "ten_god": {
                  "id": "zheng_guan",
                  "name": "Direct Officer"
                }
              },
              {
                "id": "yi",
                "chinese": "乙",
                "element": "wood",
                "element_name": "Wood",
                "polarity": "yin",
                "ten_god": {
                  "id": "zheng_cai",
                  "name": "Direct Wealth"
                }
              }
            ]
          },
          "nayin": {
            "chinese": "杨柳木",
            "name": "Willow Wood"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "order": 2,
        "from_age": 11.75,
        "from_year": 2002,
        "pillar": {
          "name": "Ren Wu",
          "chinese": "壬午",
          "cycle_number": 19,
          "stem": {
            "id": "ren",
            "chinese": "壬",
            "element": "water",
            "element_name": "Water",
            "polarity": "yang",
            "ten_god": {
              "id": "shi_shen",
              "name": "Eating God"
            }
          },
          "branch": {
            "id": "wu",
            "chinese": "午",
            "animal": "horse",
            "animal_name": "Horse",
            "element": "fire",
            "element_name": "Fire",
            "polarity": "yang",
            "hidden_stems": [
              {
                "id": "ding",
                "chinese": "丁",
                "element": "fire",
                "element_name": "Fire",
                "polarity": "yin",
                "ten_god": {
                  "id": "zheng_guan",
                  "name": "Direct Officer"
                }
              },
              {
                "id": "ji",
                "chinese": "己",
                "element": "earth",
                "element_name": "Earth",
                "polarity": "yin",
                "ten_god": {
                  "id": "zheng_yin",
                  "name": "Direct Resource"
                }
              }
            ]
          },
          "nayin": {
            "chinese": "杨柳木",
            "name": "Willow Wood"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "order": 3,
        "from_age": 21.75,
        "from_year": 2012,
        "pillar": {
          "name": "Xin Si",
          "chinese": "辛巳",
          "cycle_number": 18,
          "stem": {
            "id": "xin",
            "chinese": "辛",
            "element": "metal",
            "element_name": "Metal",
            "polarity": "yin",
            "ten_god": {
              "id": "jie_cai",
              "name": "Rob Wealth"
            }
          },
          "branch": {
            "id": "si",
            "chinese": "巳",
            "animal": "snake",
            "animal_name": "Snake",
            "element": "fire",
            "element_name": "Fire",
            "polarity": "yin",
            "hidden_stems": [
              {
                "id": "bing",
                "chinese": "丙",
                "element": "fire",
                "element_name": "Fire",
                "polarity": "yang",
                "ten_god": {
                  "id": "qi_sha",
                  "name": "Seven Killings"
                }
              },
              {
                "id": "geng",
                "chinese": "庚",
                "element": "metal",
                "element_name": "Metal",
                "polarity": "yang",
                "ten_god": {
                  "id": "bi_jian",
                  "name": "Friend"
                }
              },
              {
                "id": "wu",
                "chinese": "戊",
                "element": "earth",
                "element_name": "Earth",
                "polarity": "yang",
                "ten_god": {
                  "id": "pian_yin",
                  "name": "Indirect Resource"
                }
              }
            ]
          },
          "nayin": {
            "chinese": "白蜡金",
            "name": "White Wax Metal"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "order": 4,
        "from_age": 31.75,
        "from_year": 2022,
        "pillar": {
          "name": "Geng Chen",
          "chinese": "庚辰",
          "cycle_number": 17,
          "stem": {
            "id": "geng",
            "chinese": "庚",
            "element": "metal",
            "element_name": "Metal",
            "polarity": "yang",
            "ten_god": {
              "id": "bi_jian",
              "name": "Friend"
            }
          },
          "branch": {
            "id": "chen",
            "chinese": "辰",
            "animal": "dragon",
            "animal_name": "Dragon",
            "element": "earth",
            "element_name": "Earth",
            "polarity": "yang",
            "hidden_stems": [
              {
                "id": "wu",
                "chinese": "戊",
                "element": "earth",
                "element_name": "Earth",
                "polarity": "yang",
                "ten_god": {
                  "id": "pian_yin",
                  "name": "Indirect Resource"
                }
              },
              {
                "id": "yi",
                "chinese": "乙",
                "element": "wood",
                "element_name": "Wood",
                "polarity": "yin",
                "ten_god": {
                  "id": "zheng_cai",
                  "name": "Direct Wealth"
                }
              },
              {
                "id": "gui",
                "chinese": "癸",
                "element": "water",
                "element_name": "Water",
                "polarity": "yin",
                "ten_god": {
                  "id": "shang_guan",
                  "name": "Hurting Officer"
                }
              }
            ]
          },
          "nayin": {
            "chinese": "白蜡金",
            "name": "White Wax Metal"
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_example",
    "api_version": "v1",
    "engine_version": "2026.10.10",
    "mode": "live",
    "credits_charged": 1
  },
  "warnings": []
}

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Body (JSON)

{
  "birth": {
    "date": "1990-08-13",
    "time": "06:30",
    "place": {
      "latitude": 28.6139,
      "longitude": 77.209
    }
  },
  "gender": "female",
  "count": 4
}

Bazi Luck Pillars API

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