Planet Combustion
Periods in 1781 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 1781
| Planet | From | To | Days | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 30 Jan 1781, 01:31 | 07 Mar 1781, 06:19 | 36 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 27 Mar 1781, 04:04 | 10 Apr 1781, 21:16 | 14 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Venus | 26 Apr 1781, 06:46 | 09 Jul 1781, 04:34 | 73 | Within 10 degrees of the Sun (8 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 26 May 1781, 01:26 | 19 Jun 1781, 11:08 | 24 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 04 Aug 1781, 01:03 | 18 Aug 1781, 15:06 | 14 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 06 Sep 1781, 17:58 | 13 Oct 1781, 20:53 | 37 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Jupiter | 16 Nov 1781, 08:24 | 14 Dec 1781, 04:49 | 27 | Within 11 degrees of the Sun |
| Mercury | 23 Nov 1781, 03:30 | 04 Dec 1781, 03:27 | 10 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Saturn | 27 Nov 1781, 09:35 | 30 Dec 1781, 17:06 | 33 | Within 15 degrees of the Sun |
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.