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POST astra/journal/

All astronomical events for a single day, merged and sorted chronologically.

Astra System

Request parameters

Name Type In Required Description Example
date1 Date Body Yes The start date (or single query date) for the computation. Accepted formats: YYYY-MM-DD for date-only fields, ISO 8601 datetime string (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM) for datetime fields.
lat Float Body Yes Observer latitude in decimal degrees. Valid range: -90.0 (South Pole) to 90.0 (North Pole). Used to compute the observer's position on Earth's surface for all sky calculations.
lon Float Body Yes Observer longitude in decimal degrees. Valid range: -180.0 to 180.0. Negative values are west of the Prime Meridian, positive values are east.
timezone_slug Choice Body Optional Slug of a timezone record used to localise event datetimes in the response (e.g. america-new-york). When omitted, the timezone is derived automatically from the supplied coordinates. Obtain valid timezone slugs from the timezone list endpoint.