Planet Combustion
Periods in 1766 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 1766
| Planet | From | To | Days | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 07 Jan 1766, 08:31 | 18 Jan 1766, 15:08 | 11 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 07 Mar 1766, 07:25 | 06 Apr 1766, 02:40 | 29 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Venus | 21 Mar 1766, 00:32 | 31 Mar 1766, 00:06 | 9 | Within 10 degrees of the Sun (8 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 01 May 1766, 10:36 | 18 May 1766, 00:03 | 16 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Saturn | 12 May 1766, 22:44 | 18 Jun 1766, 03:26 | 36 | Within 15 degrees of the Sun |
| Mercury | 24 Jun 1766, 09:47 | 19 Jul 1766, 16:20 | 25 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Jupiter | 11 Aug 1766, 23:35 | 10 Sep 1766, 07:10 | 29 | Within 11 degrees of the Sun |
| Mercury | 06 Sep 1766, 10:13 | 19 Sep 1766, 10:49 | 13 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 07 Oct 1766, 18:53 | 22 Nov 1766, 03:11 | 45 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Venus | 29 Nov 1766, 14:26 | 20 Feb 1767, 19:42 | 83 | Within 10 degrees of the Sun (8 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 22 Dec 1766, 16:49 | 02 Jan 1767, 17:43 | 11 | 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.