Planet Combustion
Periods in 1864 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 1864
| Planet | From | To | Days | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 19 Jan 1864, 11:51 | 30 Jan 1864, 23:55 | 11 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 19 Mar 1864, 19:12 | 17 Apr 1864, 03:03 | 28 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 15 May 1864, 03:31 | 01 Jun 1864, 01:37 | 16 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Venus | 12 Jun 1864, 05:50 | 24 Aug 1864, 00:07 | 72 | Within 10 degrees of the Sun (8 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 05 Jul 1864, 07:58 | 31 Jul 1864, 06:25 | 25 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 18 Sep 1864, 07:23 | 30 Sep 1864, 21:44 | 12 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Saturn | 27 Sep 1864, 01:15 | 31 Oct 1864, 12:00 | 34 | Within 15 degrees of the Sun |
| Mercury | 19 Oct 1864, 21:07 | 06 Dec 1864, 07:52 | 47 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Jupiter | 16 Nov 1864, 14:27 | 14 Dec 1864, 10:43 | 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.