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get_planetary_positions

A tool of Kaalshodh — Indian astronomy time machine

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Return the rashi (zodiac sign) and retrograde status of the 9 grahas at
any instant in years -5000..+5000, plus the paksha (lunar fortnight).

Served from precomputed lookup tables — O(log n), instant even for
"where was Shani on this day in 3102 BCE?".

Example questions: "which planets are retrograde right now?",
"what sign was Guru in when I was born?", "sky snapshot for 500 CE".

Args:
time: ISO 8601 UTC datetime (e.g. "2026-03-22T12:00:00Z").
Negative years allowed (e.g. "-3101-02-18T00:00:00Z").
Defaults to now.
ayanamsa: "Lahiri" (Vedic sidereal, default) or "Sayan" (tropical).
grah: Optional single planet (Surya, Chandra, Mangala, Budha,
Guru, Shukra, Shani, Rahu, Ketu) — returns just that one.

Returns:
Dict with time, ayanamsa, paksha (Shukla/Krishna), and grahas mapping
each planet to its rashi name and retrograde status (or the single
grah's status when grah is given).

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
timeanyno
ayanamsastringno
grahanyno
Raw JSON schema
{
  "properties": {
    "time": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Time"
    },
    "ayanamsa": {
      "default": "Lahiri",
      "title": "Ayanamsa",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "grah": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Grah"
    }
  },
  "type": "object",
  "title": "get_planetary_positionsArguments"
}

First seen 2026-09-14 · last seen 2026-09-14