When To Use It

Use quotidian when you want a directed symbolic chart with a clear arc basis instead of a progression built from a real progressed datetime.

How It Differs From Secondary

Secondary returns an explicit progressed datetime. Quotidian returns an explicit arc basis and advances chart factors symbolically from that arc.

Minimal Request

curl -X POST "https://api.freeastroapi.com/api/v1/western/progressions/quotidian" \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
 -d '{
  "natal": {
    "name": "User",
    "datetime": "1990-01-01 12:00",
    "time_known": true,
    "location": {
      "city": "London",
      "lat": 51.5074,
      "lng": -0.1278,
      "tz_str": "AUTO"
    }
  },
  "quotidian_progression": {
    "target_date": "2026-03-30"
  }
}'

Table Mode

curl -X POST "https://api.freeastroapi.com/api/v1/western/progressions/quotidian?response_mode=table" \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
 -d '{
  "natal": {
    "name": "User",
    "datetime": "1990-01-01 12:00",
    "time_known": true,
    "location": {
      "city": "London",
      "lat": 51.5074,
      "lng": -0.1278,
      "tz_str": "AUTO"
    }
  },
  "quotidian_progression": {
    "target_date": "2026-03-30"
  }
}'

Real API Response Example

Captured from the live API on April 14, 2026 using the minimal request above.

{
  "meta": {
    "endpoint": "progressions_chart",
    "version": "v1",
    "system": "quotidian",
    "zodiac_type": "tropical",
    "house_system": "placidus",
    "calculation_method": "solar_arc_quotidian",
    "target_date": "2026-03-30",
    "target_datetime": "2026-03-30T00:00:00Z",
    "orb_deg": 1,
    "generated_at": "2026-04-14T15:54:52Z"
  },
  "progression_basis": {
    "age_years_decimal": 36.240337,
    "natal_datetime_utc": "1990-01-01T12:00:00Z",
    "arc_deg": 36.868775
  },
  "progressed_chart": {
    "points": {
      "sun": {
        "name": "Sun",
        "longitude_deg": 317.683036,
        "longitude_text": "17°41' Aqu",
        "latitude_deg": 0.000013,
        "distance_au": 0.983328,
        "sign": {
          "name": "Aquarius",
          "index": 10,
          "abbr": "Aqu"
        },
        "position_in_sign_deg": 17.683036,
        "house": 10,
        "retrograde": false
      },
      "moon": {
        "name": "Moon",
        "longitude_deg": 10.13643,
        "longitude_text": "10°08' Ari",
        "latitude_deg": 1.470675,
        "distance_au": 0.002535,
        "sign": {
          "name": "Aries",
          "index": 0,
          "abbr": "Ari"
        },
        "position_in_sign_deg": 10.13643,
        "house": 12,
        "retrograde": false
      },
      "mercury": {
        "name": "Mercury",
        "longitude_deg": 332.541601,
        "longitude_text": "02°32' Pis",
        "latitude_deg": 0.630302,
        "distance_au": 0.771112,
        "sign": {
          "name": "Pisces",
          "index": 11,
          "abbr": "Pis"
        },
        "position_in_sign_deg": 2.541601,
        "house": 10,
        "retrograde": true
      }
    },
    "angles": {
      "ascendant": {
        "longitude_deg": 61.812775,
        "longitude_text": "01°49' Gem",
        "sign": {
          "name": "Gemini",
          "index": 2,
          "abbr": "Gem"
        },
        "position_in_sign_deg": 1.812775
      },
      "midheaven": {
        "longitude_deg": 316.750775,
        "longitude_text": "16°45' Aqu",
        "sign": {
          "name": "Aquarius",
          "index": 10,
          "abbr": "Aqu"
        },
        "position_in_sign_deg": 16.750775
      }
    }
  },
  "aspects": {
    "progressed_to_natal": [
      {
        "id": "p_sun_square_n_pluto",
        "aspect": {
          "name": "square",
          "angle_deg": 90
        },
        "progressed_point": "sun",
        "natal_point": "pluto",
        "orb_deg": 0.59,
        "separation_deg": 90.59,
        "applying": true,
        "exact": false,
        "exact_date": "2025-10-06T00:00:00Z",
        "polarity": "hard",
        "strength": 0.484,
        "category": "major",
        "interpretation_key": "progressed_sun_square_natal_pluto"
      },
      {
        "id": "p_mars_sextile_n_pluto",
        "aspect": {
          "name": "sextile",
          "angle_deg": 60
        },
        "progressed_point": "mars",
        "natal_point": "pluto",
        "orb_deg": 0.224,
        "separation_deg": 59.776,
        "applying": false,
        "exact": false,
        "exact_date": "2026-06-18T20:37:30Z",
        "polarity": "soft",
        "strength": 0.776,
        "category": "major",
        "interpretation_key": "progressed_mars_sextile_natal_pluto"
      },
      {
        "id": "p_mercury_conjunction_n_moon",
        "aspect": {
          "name": "conjunction",
          "angle_deg": 0
        },
        "progressed_point": "mercury",
        "natal_point": "moon",
        "orb_deg": 0.726,
        "separation_deg": 0.726,
        "applying": false,
        "exact": false,
        "polarity": "neutral",
        "strength": 0.329,
        "category": "major",
        "interpretation_key": "progressed_mercury_conjunction_natal_moon"
      }
    ],
    "progressed_to_progressed": [
      {
        "id": "p_jupiter_opposition_p_uranus",
        "aspect": {
          "name": "opposition",
          "angle_deg": 180
        },
        "point_1": "jupiter",
        "point_2": "uranus",
        "orb_deg": 0.637,
        "separation_deg": 179.363,
        "applying": false,
        "exact": false,
        "polarity": "hard",
        "strength": 0.363,
        "category": "major",
        "interpretation_key": "progressed_jupiter_opposition_progressed_uranus"
      },
      {
        "id": "p_ic_opposition_p_sun",
        "aspect": {
          "name": "opposition",
          "angle_deg": 180
        },
        "point_1": "ic",
        "point_2": "sun",
        "orb_deg": 0.932,
        "separation_deg": 179.068,
        "applying": false,
        "exact": false,
        "polarity": "hard",
        "strength": 0.08,
        "category": "major",
        "interpretation_key": "progressed_ic_opposition_progressed_sun"
      },
      {
        "id": "p_midheaven_conjunction_p_sun",
        "aspect": {
          "name": "conjunction",
          "angle_deg": 0
        },
        "point_1": "midheaven",
        "point_2": "sun",
        "orb_deg": 0.932,
        "separation_deg": 0.932,
        "applying": false,
        "exact": false,
        "polarity": "neutral",
        "strength": 0.085,
        "category": "major",
        "interpretation_key": "progressed_midheaven_conjunction_progressed_sun"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Related Utility Pages

Exact ingresses, exact aspects, and calendar are also available for quotidian through the shared utility docs pages.