Planet Combustion
Periods in 1772 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 1772
| Planet | From | To | Days | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | 30 Sep 1771, 22:11 | 28 Jan 1772, 09:21 | 119 | Within 17 degrees of the Sun |
| Jupiter | 16 Jan 1772, 01:05 | 13 Feb 1772, 08:44 | 28 | Within 11 degrees of the Sun |
| Mercury | 17 Jan 1772, 02:13 | 28 Jan 1772, 13:52 | 11 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 17 Mar 1772, 07:39 | 14 Apr 1772, 17:39 | 28 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 12 May 1772, 13:28 | 29 May 1772, 11:09 | 16 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 02 Jul 1772, 22:40 | 28 Jul 1772, 19:56 | 25 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Venus | 07 Aug 1772, 20:01 | 18 Aug 1772, 01:06 | 10 | Within 10 degrees of the Sun (8 when retrograde) |
| Saturn | 08 Aug 1772, 07:32 | 12 Sep 1772, 23:31 | 35 | Within 15 degrees of the Sun |
| Mercury | 15 Sep 1772, 20:39 | 28 Sep 1772, 11:39 | 12 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 17 Oct 1772, 09:43 | 03 Dec 1772, 17:29 | 47 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 31 Dec 1772, 09:07 | 11 Jan 1773, 12:47 | 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.