Advanced techniques

Jaimini Chara Dasha, Sign-Based Timing

get_chara_dasha

[Jaimini adjunct] Sign-based dasha (rashi cycles). Each sign's period = number of signs from that sign to its lord. Returns each sign-period with start/end dates and current/past/future flags. Used heavily for career and relationship timing in Jaimini schools.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
birth_datetime	string	Yes	Birth date and time in ISO 8601 format (e.g., "1990-05-15T14:30:00").
latitude	number	Yes	Birth location latitude. Range: -90 to 90.
longitude	number	Yes	Birth location longitude. Range: -180 to 180.
utc_offset_minutes	number	Yes	UTC offset in minutes (e.g., 330 for IST, -300 for EST).
ayanamsa	enum: kp \| lahiri \| raman \| true_chitra	No	Ayanamsa system. Defaults to kp.
query_date	string	No	ISO date (default: now).

Example call

Send the request as a standard MCP tools/call:

http

POST https://mcp.lumin.guru/mcp
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_chara_dasha",
    "arguments": {
      "birth_datetime": "1992-08-14T04:32:00",
      "latitude": 6.927,
      "longitude": 79.861,
      "utc_offset_minutes": 330,
      "ayanamsa": "kp"
    }
  }
}

Engine endpoint

This tool delegates to the kp-engine endpoint:

http

POST /v1/kp/chara-dasha

The engine is a private internal service. All public access flows through the MCP server, which handles auth, rate limiting, and response compaction.

Birth data

This tool requires birth data. If you have already called set_birth_profile in the same conversation, the MCP server injects those fields automatically and you can omit them from the call.