diff --git a/astro_functions.php b/astro_functions.php
index df7c6d9..4702ade 100644
--- a/astro_functions.php
+++ b/astro_functions.php
@@ -120,5 +120,12 @@ function sortPlanetsByLongitude(array $planets): array
 function getSegmentFromLongitude(float $longitude): int
 {
     $longitude = normalizeLongitude($longitude);
+
+    // Each zodiac sign = 30°
+    // 0-30 → 1
+    // 30-60 → 2
+    // ...
+    // 330-360 → 12
+
     return ((int) floor($longitude / 30)) + 1;
 }
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diff --git a/ephemeris_engine.php b/ephemeris_engine.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f80cb70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ephemeris_engine.php
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once 'astro_functions.php';
+
+const SWISSEPH_API_BASE_URL = 'http://bibgit.com:8081/api.php';
+const SWISSEPH_API_TIMEOUT  = 20;
+
+function buildSwissephApiUrl(
+    string $date,
+    string $time,
+    float $latitude,
+    float $longitude,
+    string $timezone = 'Asia/Kathmandu'
+): string {
+    return SWISSEPH_API_BASE_URL
+        . '?date=' . urlencode($date)
+        . '&time=' . urlencode($time)
+        . '&timezone=' . urlencode($timezone)
+        . '&latitude=' . urlencode((string)$latitude)
+        . '&longitude=' . urlencode((string)$longitude);
+}
+
+function fetchRemoteSwissephResponse(
+    string $date,
+    string $time,
+    float $latitude,
+    float $longitude,
+    string $timezone = 'Asia/Kathmandu'
+): array {
+    $url = buildSwissephApiUrl($date, $time, $latitude, $longitude, $timezone);
+
+    if (function_exists('curl_init')) {
+        $ch = curl_init($url);
+        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
+        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, SWISSEPH_API_TIMEOUT);
+        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, 10);
+
+        $response = curl_exec($ch);
+        $httpCode = (int) curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
+        $curlErr  = curl_error($ch);
+
+        curl_close($ch);
+
+        if ($response === false || $httpCode !== 200) {
+            return [
+                'success' => false,
+                'error' => $curlErr ?: ('Remote API returned HTTP ' . $httpCode),
+                'data' => []
+            ];
+        }
+    } else {
+        $context = stream_context_create([
+            'http' => [
+                'timeout' => SWISSEPH_API_TIMEOUT
+            ]
+        ]);
+
+        $response = @file_get_contents($url, false, $context);
+
+        if ($response === false) {
+            return [
+                'success' => false,
+                'error' => 'Could not connect to remote Swiss Ephemeris API.',
+                'data' => []
+            ];
+        }
+    }
+
+    $decoded = json_decode($response, true);
+
+    if (!is_array($decoded)) {
+        return [
+            'success' => false,
+            'error' => 'Invalid JSON received from remote API.',
+            'data' => []
+        ];
+    }
+
+    return [
+        'success' => true,
+        'error' => '',
+        'data' => $decoded
+    ];
+}
+
+function getRealPlanetaryData(
+    string $date,
+    string $time,
+    float $latitude,
+    float $longitude,
+    string $timezone = 'Asia/Kathmandu'
+): array {
+    $remote = fetchRemoteSwissephResponse($date, $time, $latitude, $longitude, $timezone);
+
+    if (!$remote['success']) {
+        return [
+            'planets' => [],
+            'ascendant' => null,
+            'error' => $remote['error']
+        ];
+    }
+
+    $data = $remote['data'];
+    $results = [];
+
+    if (isset($data['planets']) && is_array($data['planets'])) {
+        foreach ($data['planets'] as $planet) {
+            if (!is_array($planet) || !isset($planet['key']) || !isset($planet['longitude'])) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (!in_array($planet['key'], PLANET_KEYS, true)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $results[] = [
+                'key' => $planet['key'],
+                'longitude' => normalizeLongitude((float)$planet['longitude'])
+            ];
+        }
+    }
+
+    return [
+        'planets' => $results,
+        'ascendant' => isset($data['ascendant']) ? (float)$data['ascendant'] : null,
+        'error' => ''
+    ];
+}
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diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 16a1147..109826d 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 require_once 'constants.php';
 require_once 'astro_functions.php';
+require_once 'ephemeris_engine.php';
 
-$nameMode = NAME_MODE_MODERN;
-$nameMode=NAME_MODE_VEDIC;
+$nameMode = NAME_MODE_VEDIC;
 date_default_timezone_set('Asia/Kathmandu');
 
 $date = $_GET['date'] ?? '';
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ $utcDateTime = '';
 $unixTimestamp = '';
 $julianDay = '';
 $decimalHour = '';
+$apiError = '';
+
+$samplePlanets = [];
+$planetsByHierarchy = [];
+$positionsInOrder = [];
+$ascendantLongitude = null;
+$ascendantData = null;
 
 if (!empty($location) && isset($locationMap[$location])) {
     $latitude = $locationMap[$location]['latitude'];
@@ -79,32 +86,34 @@ if (!empty($date) && !empty($time) && !empty($location) && isset($locationMap[$l
     $unixTimestamp = $calcData['unix_timestamp'];
     $julianDay = $calcData['julian_day'];
     $decimalHour = $calcData['decimal_hour'];
-}
 
-/*
-    SAMPLE PLANET DATA
-    house = wheel segment number
-*/
-$samplePlanets = [
-    buildPlanetDataFromLongitude('sun', 5.20, $nameMode),
-    buildPlanetDataFromLongitude('moon', 72.13, $nameMode),
-    buildPlanetDataFromLongitude('mars', 78.35, $nameMode),
-    buildPlanetDataFromLongitude('mercury', 32.08, $nameMode),
-    buildPlanetDataFromLongitude('venus', 41.30, $nameMode),
-    buildPlanetDataFromLongitude('jupiter', 129.18, $nameMode),
-    buildPlanetDataFromLongitude('saturn', 22.43, $nameMode),
-    buildPlanetDataFromLongitude('rahu', 304.23, $nameMode),
-    buildPlanetDataFromLongitude('ketu', 124.23, $nameMode)
-];
+    $realPlanetData = getRealPlanetaryData($date, $time, (float)$latitude, (float)$longitude);
+    $realPlanetLongitudes = $realPlanetData['planets'];
+    $ascendantLongitude = $realPlanetData['ascendant'];
+    $apiError = $realPlanetData['error'];
+
+    if (!empty($realPlanetLongitudes)) {
+        foreach ($realPlanetLongitudes as $planet) {
+            $samplePlanets[] = buildPlanetDataFromLongitude(
+                $planet['key'],
+                $planet['longitude'],
+                $nameMode
+            );
+        }
+    } elseif (empty($apiError)) {
+        $apiError = 'Could not fetch planetary data from remote API.';
+    }
+
+    if ($ascendantLongitude !== null) {
+        $ascendantData = buildPlanetDataFromLongitude('sun', $ascendantLongitude, $nameMode);
+    }
+}
 
 $planetsByHierarchy = $samplePlanets;
 $positionsInOrder = sortPlanetsByLongitude($samplePlanets);
-
-
 ?>
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
-
 <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
@@ -113,7 +122,6 @@ $positionsInOrder = sortPlanetsByLongitude($samplePlanets);
     <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <link href="css.css" rel="stylesheet">
 </head>
-
 <body>
 
     <div class="container py-5">
@@ -183,8 +191,20 @@ $positionsInOrder = sortPlanetsByLongitude($samplePlanets);
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
 
+                                    <?php if ($ascendantLongitude !== null && $ascendantData !== null): ?>
+                                        <div class="mt-3">
+                                            <p><strong>Ascendant Longitude:</strong> <?= htmlspecialchars((string)round($ascendantLongitude, 6)) ?></p>
+                                            <p><strong>Ascendant Sign:</strong> <?= htmlspecialchars($ascendantData['sign']) ?></p>
+                                            <p><strong>Ascendant Degree:</strong> <?= htmlspecialchars($ascendantData['degree']) ?></p>
+                                            <p><strong>Ascendant Nakshatra:</strong> <?= htmlspecialchars($ascendantData['nakshatra']) ?></p>
+                                        </div>
+                                    <?php endif; ?>
 
-
+                                    <?php if (!empty($apiError)): ?>
+                                        <div class="alert alert-danger mt-3 mb-0">
+                                            <?= htmlspecialchars($apiError) ?>
+                                        </div>
+                                    <?php endif; ?>
                                 </div>
                             <?php else: ?>
                                 <div class="result-box mt-3">
@@ -200,13 +220,13 @@ $positionsInOrder = sortPlanetsByLongitude($samplePlanets);
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
+
                         <div class="row g-4 mt-4">
                             <div class="col-lg-6">
                                 <div class="table-box">
                                     <h5 class="table-title">Table 1: Positions by Planets</h5>
                                     <div class="table-responsive">
                                         <table class="table table-dark table-bordered align-middle astro-table mb-0">
-
                                             <thead>
                                                 <tr>
                                                     <th>Planet</th>
@@ -216,21 +236,22 @@ $positionsInOrder = sortPlanetsByLongitude($samplePlanets);
                                                     <th>Nakshatra</th>
                                                 </tr>
                                             </thead>
-
                                             <tbody>
-
-                                                <?php foreach ($planetsByHierarchy as $planet): ?>
-
+                                                <?php if (!empty($planetsByHierarchy)): ?>
+                                                    <?php foreach ($planetsByHierarchy as $planet): ?>
+                                                        <tr>
+                                                            <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['name']) ?></td>
+                                                            <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['house']) ?></td>
+                                                            <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['sign']) ?></td>
+                                                            <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['degree']) ?></td>
+                                                            <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['nakshatra']) ?></td>
+                                                        </tr>
+                                                    <?php endforeach; ?>
+                                                <?php else: ?>
                                                     <tr>
-                                                        <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['name']) ?></td>
-                                                        <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['house']) ?></td>
-                                                        <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['sign']) ?></td>
-                                                        <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['degree']) ?></td>
-                                                        <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['nakshatra']) ?></td>
+                                                        <td colspan="5">No planetary data available.</td>
                                                     </tr>
-
-                                                <?php endforeach; ?>
-
+                                                <?php endif; ?>
                                             </tbody>
                                         </table>
                                     </div>
@@ -242,7 +263,6 @@ $positionsInOrder = sortPlanetsByLongitude($samplePlanets);
                                     <h5 class="table-title">Table 2: Positions in Order</h5>
                                     <div class="table-responsive">
                                         <table class="table table-dark table-bordered align-middle astro-table mb-0">
-
                                             <thead>
                                                 <tr>
                                                     <th>Segment</th>
@@ -252,21 +272,22 @@ $positionsInOrder = sortPlanetsByLongitude($samplePlanets);
                                                     <th>Nakshatra</th>
                                                 </tr>
                                             </thead>
-
                                             <tbody>
-
-                                                <?php foreach ($positionsInOrder as $planet): ?>
-
+                                                <?php if (!empty($positionsInOrder)): ?>
+                                                    <?php foreach ($positionsInOrder as $planet): ?>
+                                                        <tr>
+                                                            <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['house']) ?></td>
+                                                            <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['name']) ?></td>
+                                                            <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['sign']) ?></td>
+                                                            <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['degree']) ?></td>
+                                                            <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['nakshatra']) ?></td>
+                                                        </tr>
+                                                    <?php endforeach; ?>
+                                                <?php else: ?>
                                                     <tr>
-                                                        <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['house']) ?></td>
-                                                        <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['name']) ?></td>
-                                                        <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['sign']) ?></td>
-                                                        <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['degree']) ?></td>
-                                                        <td><?= htmlspecialchars($planet['nakshatra']) ?></td>
+                                                        <td colspan="5">No ordered planetary data available.</td>
                                                     </tr>
-
-                                                <?php endforeach; ?>
-
+                                                <?php endif; ?>
                                             </tbody>
                                         </table>
                                     </div>
@@ -280,12 +301,11 @@ $positionsInOrder = sortPlanetsByLongitude($samplePlanets);
         </div>
     </div>
 
-   <script>
-    const samplePlanets = <?= json_encode($samplePlanets, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE); ?>;
-    const signNames = <?= json_encode(array_values(SIGN_NAMES[$nameMode])); ?>;
-</script>
-<script src="js.js"></script>
+    <script>
+        const samplePlanets = <?= json_encode($samplePlanets, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE); ?>;
+        const signNames = <?= json_encode(array_values(SIGN_NAMES[$nameMode]), JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE); ?>;
+    </script>
+    <script src="js.js"></script>
 
 </body>
-
 </html>
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