Planet Combustion
Periods in 1853 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 1853
| Planet | From | To | Days | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | 20 Nov 1852, 00:10 | 16 Apr 1853, 12:11 | 147 | Within 17 degrees of the Sun |
| Mercury | 07 Feb 1853, 03:13 | 14 Mar 1853, 00:31 | 34 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 03 Apr 1853, 13:10 | 18 Apr 1853, 14:41 | 15 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Venus | 05 Apr 1853, 23:42 | 20 Jun 1853, 03:26 | 75 | Within 10 degrees of the Sun (8 when retrograde) |
| Saturn | 24 Apr 1853, 11:45 | 30 May 1853, 08:30 | 35 | Within 15 degrees of the Sun |
| Mercury | 01 Jun 1853, 16:51 | 26 Jun 1853, 03:23 | 24 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 11 Aug 1853, 12:23 | 25 Aug 1853, 19:22 | 14 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 13 Sep 1853, 12:16 | 22 Oct 1853, 01:18 | 38 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 29 Nov 1853, 19:04 | 10 Dec 1853, 18:21 | 10 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Jupiter | 13 Dec 1853, 22:33 | 10 Jan 1854, 20:03 | 27 | Within 11 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.