Transit Context Endpoint #

`POST /api/v5/context/transit` #

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Generates an AI-optimized XML-structured interpretation of a transit chart. This endpoint analyzes how the current (or future) positions of the planets affect a person’s natal chart. It is essential for forecasting, understanding current life themes, and predictive astrology.

Request Body #

first_subject (object, required): The natal subject (the person receiving the transits). See Subject Object Reference.

{
    "name": "Natal Subject",
    "year": 1990,
    "month": 1,
    "day": 1,
    "hour": 12,
    "minute": 0,
    "city": "London",
    "nation": "GB",
    "longitude": -0.1278,
    "latitude": 51.5074,
    "timezone": "Europe/London"
}

transit_subject (object, required): The transit moment. Uses a simplified subject model — does not include zodiac_type, sidereal_mode, perspective_type, or houses_system_identifier (these are inherited from first_subject). The name field defaults to "Transit".

{
    "year": 2024,
    "month": 1,
    "day": 1,
    "hour": 0,
    "minute": 0,
    "city": "London",
    "nation": "GB",
    "longitude": -0.1278,
    "latitude": 51.5074,
    "timezone": "Europe/London"
}

Transit-specific options (optional):

include_house_comparison (boolean): Include house overlay comparison. Default: true.

Computation options (optional, at request body root level):

active_points (array of strings): Override which celestial points are included. See Active Points.
active_aspects (array of objects): Override which aspects are calculated and their orbs. See Active Aspects.
distribution_method (string): "weighted" (default) or "pure_count".
custom_distribution_weights (object): Custom weights map for weighted distribution.

Rendering options (theme, language, style, split_chart, transparent_background, show_house_position_comparison, show_cusp_position_comparison, show_degree_indicators, show_aspect_icons, show_zodiac_background_ring, double_chart_aspect_grid_type, custom_title) are not accepted on this endpoint.

Complete Request Example #

{
    "first_subject": {
        "name": "Natal Subject",
        "year": 1990,
        "month": 1,
        "day": 1,
        "hour": 12,
        "minute": 0,
        "city": "London",
        "nation": "GB",
        "longitude": -0.1278,
        "latitude": 51.5074,
        "timezone": "Europe/London"
    },
    "transit_subject": {
        "year": 2024,
        "month": 1,
        "day": 1,
        "hour": 0,
        "minute": 0,
        "city": "London",
        "nation": "GB",
        "longitude": -0.1278,
        "latitude": 51.5074,
        "timezone": "Europe/London"
    }
}

Response Body #

status (string): "OK".
context (string): The AI-optimized XML context string for the transits.
chart_data (object): The complete calculated transit chart data (same structure as the Transit Chart Data endpoint).

Complete Response Example #

{
  "status": "OK",
  "context": "<chart_analysis type=\"Transit\"><first_subject>Natal Subject</first_subject>...</chart_analysis>",
  "chart_data": {
    "first_subject": { ... },
    "second_subject": { ... },
    "aspects": [ ... ]
  }
}