Planet Combustion
Periods in 1786 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 1786
| Planet | From | To | Days | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 03 Jan 1786, 02:28 | 14 Jan 1786, 07:06 | 11 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Saturn | 11 Jan 1786, 00:29 | 13 Feb 1786, 11:46 | 33 | Within 15 degrees of the Sun |
| Venus | 09 Feb 1786, 14:20 | 29 Apr 1786, 21:39 | 79 | Within 10 degrees of the Sun (8 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 02 Mar 1786, 07:33 | 01 Apr 1786, 21:07 | 30 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Jupiter | 02 Apr 1786, 21:23 | 02 May 1786, 18:31 | 29 | Within 11 degrees of the Sun |
| Mercury | 26 Apr 1786, 03:12 | 12 May 1786, 11:14 | 16 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 20 Jun 1786, 05:29 | 15 Jul 1786, 06:25 | 25 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 01 Sep 1786, 18:13 | 14 Sep 1786, 23:48 | 13 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mars | 15 Sep 1786, 02:52 | 05 Jan 1787, 07:40 | 112 | Within 17 degrees of the Sun |
| Mercury | 03 Oct 1786, 04:33 | 16 Nov 1786, 09:54 | 44 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 18 Dec 1786, 11:10 | 29 Dec 1786, 11:08 | 10 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Venus | 30 Dec 1786, 21:36 | 09 Jan 1787, 19:13 | 9 | Within 10 degrees of the Sun (8 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.