Planet Combustion
Periods in 1761 when a planet is so close to the Sun that it is combust (Asta). Marriage and other ceremonies are avoided while Jupiter or Venus is combust.
Combust periods 1761
| Planet | From | To | Days | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 04 Feb 1761, 13:21 | 11 Mar 1761, 14:37 | 35 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Jupiter | 14 Feb 1761, 07:43 | 15 Mar 1761, 05:50 | 28 | Within 11 degrees of the Sun |
| Mars | 15 Feb 1761, 07:52 | 06 Jul 1761, 07:17 | 140 | Within 17 degrees of the Sun |
| Saturn | 04 Mar 1761, 22:25 | 08 Apr 1761, 13:15 | 34 | Within 15 degrees of the Sun |
| Mercury | 01 Apr 1761, 01:15 | 16 Apr 1761, 01:40 | 15 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 30 May 1761, 07:17 | 23 Jun 1761, 17:43 | 24 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Venus | 01 Jun 1761, 08:57 | 11 Jun 1761, 14:12 | 10 | Within 10 degrees of the Sun (8 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 09 Aug 1761, 00:18 | 23 Aug 1761, 08:11 | 14 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 11 Sep 1761, 02:20 | 19 Oct 1761, 10:47 | 38 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 27 Nov 1761, 09:31 | 08 Dec 1761, 08:52 | 10 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
Times are local to New Delhi, Delhi, India, worked out with the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. Sunrise and sunset are for the upper edge of the Sun with normal refraction.