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Yogini Dasha, 36-Year Cycle [Vedic Alt-Dasha]

get_yogini_dasha

[Vedic alt-dasha adjunct] 36-year cycle, 8 yoginis based on natal Moon's nakshatra: Mangala(1y), Pingala(2), Dhanya(3), Bhramari(4), Bhadrika(5), Ulka(6), Siddha(7), Sankata(8). Returns each yogini period with start/end dates, quality (auspicious/inauspicious), interpretation, current/past/future flags. Cross-validates Vimshottari timing.

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 \| kp_new \| lahiri \| raman \| true_chitra \| khullar	No	Ayanamsa system. Defaults to kp.
query_date	string	No	ISO date to evaluate against (default: now).
cycles_to_compute	number	No	How many 36-year cycles to compute (default: 3).

Example call

Send the request as a standard MCP tools/call:

http

POST https://mcp.lumin.guru/mcp
Authorization: Bearer mcp_yourkey...
Accept: application/json, text/event-stream
Content-Type: application/json

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

Birth data

This tool requires birth data on every call. The MCP server is stateless, so calling set_birth_profile first validates the data and returns the reading plan, but it does not store anything. Repeat the same five fields here.