Western Transits API
Exact transits to a birth chart, sign ingresses and stations over a range
POST/v1/western/transits
3 credits · Secret key (test or live) · getWesternTransits
Times are UTC, to the minute. At most 366 days, or 31 with the Moon.
Request body
birthBirth requireddatestring (date) requirede.g.
"1990-08-13"timestringpattern
^([01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(:[0-5]\d)?$· e.g."06:30"time_accuracystringWith "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"placeCoordinates or object or object requiredCoordinates, 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:
- Coordinates
Fields
latitudenumber required≥ -90 · ≤ 90
longitudenumber required≥ -180 · ≤ 180
No other fields are accepted.
- object
Fields
place_idstring required
No other fields are accepted.
- object
Fields
querystring requiredat least 2 characters · at most 120 characters
No other fields are accepted.
- Coordinates
timezonestring"auto" (from coordinates AND date), an IANA name, or a fixed offset like "+05:30".
default
"auto"
No other fields are accepted.
fromstring (date) requirede.g.
"1990-08-13"tostring (date) requiredInclusive. At most 366 days from from, or 31 with the Moon.
e.g.
"1990-08-13"planetsarray of stringinclude_moonbooleandefault
falseaspectsarray of stringhouse_systemstringone of
placidus,equal,whole_sign,porphyry· default"placidus"optionsobjectlangstring requiredone of
en,hi· default"en"
No other fields are accepted.
No other fields are accepted.
Response
JSON { data, meta, warnings }, where data is:
fromstring (date) requirede.g.
"1990-08-13"tostring (date) requirede.g.
"1990-08-13"framestring requiredcountinteger requiredeventsarray of object requiredatstring (date-time) requiredkindstring requiredone of
aspect,sign_ingress,stationplanetstring requiredlongitudenumber requiredsignstring requiredsign_namestring requireddegreenumber requiredformattedstring requiredretrogradeboolean requiredaspectstringone of
conjunction,opposition,trine,square,sextile,quincunx,semisextile,semisquare,sesquiquadrate,quintile,biquintileanglenumbernatal_pointstringtransit_houseinteger or nullOne of:
- integer
- null
directionstringone of
retrograde,direct
Errors: 400, 401, 403, 404, 422, 429, 500. See error codes.
Example request
curl -X POST 'https://api.astrologics.in/v1/western/transits' \
-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}},"from":"2026-11-01","to":"2026-11-30","planets":["mars","jupiter","saturn"]}'
Node.js
const res = await fetch("https://api.astrologics.in/v1/western/transits", {
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
}
},
"from": "2026-11-01",
"to": "2026-11-30",
"planets": [
"mars",
"jupiter",
"saturn"
]
}),
});
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,
},
},
"from": "2026-11-01",
"to": "2026-11-30",
"planets": [
"mars",
"jupiter",
"saturn",
],
}
req = urllib.request.Request(
"https://api.astrologics.in/v1/western/transits",
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
$ch = curl_init('https://api.astrologics.in/v1/western/transits');
curl_setopt_array($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}},"from":"2026-11-01","to":"2026-11-30","planets":["mars","jupiter","saturn"]}',
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
]);
echo curl_exec($ch), PHP_EOL;Example response
200 OK · 2,580 characters
{
"data": {
"from": "2026-11-01",
"to": "2026-11-30",
"frame": "tropical",
"count": 6,
"events": [
{
"at": "2026-11-03T16:14:00.000Z",
"kind": "aspect",
"planet": "mars",
"aspect": "square",
"angle": 90,
"natal_point": "mars",
"longitude": 139.9577,
"sign": "leo",
"sign_name": "Leo",
"degree": 19.9577,
"formatted": "19°57′ Leo",
"retrograde": false,
"transit_house": 12
},
{
"at": "2026-11-03T20:27:00.000Z",
"kind": "aspect",
"planet": "mars",
"aspect": "conjunction",
"angle": 0,
"natal_point": "sun",
"longitude": 140.0446,
"sign": "leo",
"sign_name": "Leo",
"degree": 20.0446,
"formatted": "20°02′ Leo",
"retrograde": false,
"transit_house": 12
},
{
"at": "2026-11-14T15:49:00.000Z",
"kind": "aspect",
"planet": "jupiter",
"aspect": "square",
"angle": 90,
"natal_point": "midheaven",
"longitude": 145.7525,
"sign": "leo",
"sign_name": "Leo",
"degree": 25.7525,
"formatted": "25°45′ Leo",
"retrograde": false,
"transit_house": 12
},
{
"at": "2026-11-15T23:04:00.000Z",
"kind": "aspect",
"planet": "mars",
"aspect": "square",
"angle": 90,
"natal_point": "midheaven",
"longitude": 145.7528,
"sign": "leo",
"sign_name": "Leo",
"degree": 25.7528,
"formatted": "25°45′ Leo",
"retrograde": false,
"transit_house": 12
},
{
"at": "2026-11-21T03:12:00.000Z",
"kind": "aspect",
"planet": "mars",
"aspect": "conjunction",
"angle": 0,
"natal_point": "ascendant",
"longitude": 148.004,
"sign": "leo",
"sign_name": "Leo",
"degree": 28.004,
"formatted": "28°00′ Leo",
"retrograde": false,
"transit_house": 1
},
{
"at": "2026-11-25T23:38:00.000Z",
"kind": "sign_ingress",
"planet": "mars",
"longitude": 150.0002,
"sign": "virgo",
"sign_name": "Virgo",
"degree": 0.0002,
"formatted": "0°00′ Virgo",
"retrograde": false
}
]
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_example",
"api_version": "v1",
"engine_version": "2026.10.10",
"mode": "live",
"credits_charged": 3
},
"warnings": []
}Try it
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