Daily Panchang Widget

Build a daily almanac — tithi, nakshatra, Rahu Kaal, Choghadiya — for any website or app.

Perfect for temple websites, astrology blogs, and mobile apps.

What you'll build

A clean card showing today's tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, and vara — with transition end-times
Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset for any city
Rahu Kaal, Gulika, Choghadiya with good/bad labels
Auto-updates daily; works for any location worldwide

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114 lines Structured context With API endpoints

Step by step

01One call for everything — use /panchang/basic

The /basic endpoint returns all 5 panchang elements + sunrise/sunset/moonrise/moonset in a single 20-credit call. Unlike calling tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, vara, sunrise and moonrise separately (70 credits), you get everything for 20 credits — plus transition end-times that individual endpoints also provide.

GET /v1/panchang/basic

curl "https://api.lifeastroapi.com/v1/panchang/basic?date=2026-04-19&time=06%3A30&tz=%2B05%3A30&lat=28.61&lon=77.21" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

example response

{
  "date": "2026-04-19",
  "sunrise_local": "2026-04-19 05:51:41",
  "sunset_local": "2026-04-19 18:49:22",
  "moonrise_local": "2026-04-19 06:47:53",
  "moonset_local": "2026-04-19 21:13:29",
  "tithi": {
    "index": 1,
    "name": "Dwitiya",
    "paksha": "Shukla",
    "end_local": "2026-04-19 10:49:46"
  },
  "nakshatra": {
    "index": 1,
    "name": "Bharani",
    "pada": 4,
    "end_local": "2026-04-19 07:09:59"
  },
  "yoga": {
    "index": 2,
    "name": "Ayushman",
    "end_local": "2026-04-19 20:01:46"
  },
  "karana": [
    {
      "name": "Kaulava",
      "deity": "Mitra",
      "end_local": "2026-04-19 10:49:46"
    },
    {
      "name": "Taitila",
      "deity": "Aryama",
      "end_local": "2026-04-19 21:08:20"
    }
  ],
  "vara": {
    "weekday": "Sunday",
    "lord": "Sun"
  }
}

02Upgrade to /advanced for Choghadiya and Disha Shool

If your app needs muhurta windows (Rahu Kaal, Brahma Muhurat), full 16-slot Choghadiya, Disha Shool, or Panchang Yogas, call /panchang/advanced instead (30 credits). It includes everything in /basic plus all muhurta data, calendar context, and same-day element transitions.

GET /v1/panchang/advanced

curl "https://api.lifeastroapi.com/v1/panchang/advanced?date=2026-04-19&time=06%3A30&tz=%2B05%3A30&lat=28.61&lon=77.21" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

03Render in your UI

Call from your backend — never expose the API key in the browser. Cache per (date, lat-rounded, lon-rounded) for 24 hours. For real-time "current hora" or "current choghadiya slot" widgets, use /panchang/hora or /panchang/choghadiya separately and find the slot whose window contains the current time.

APIs used in this recipe

/v1/panchang/basic

5 panchang elements + celestial timings in one call — replaces 7 atomic calls, saves credits.

Panchang

/v1/panchang/advanced

Full panchang with Choghadiya, muhurta windows, Disha Shool, Panchang Yogas, Samvat.

Panchang

/v1/panchang/hora

Real-time planetary hour (changes every ~60 min).

Panchang

/v1/panchang/choghadiya

8 day + 8 night Choghadiya slots.

Panchang

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