Planet Combustion
Periods in 1877 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 1877
| Planet | From | To | Days | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 21 Jan 1877, 05:11 | 01 Feb 1877, 18:48 | 11 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Saturn | 12 Feb 1877, 09:23 | 18 Mar 1877, 10:38 | 34 | Within 15 degrees of the Sun |
| Mercury | 22 Mar 1877, 18:56 | 19 Apr 1877, 19:16 | 28 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Venus | 29 Mar 1877, 18:06 | 13 Jun 1877, 09:42 | 75 | Within 10 degrees of the Sun (8 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 18 May 1877, 12:24 | 04 Jun 1877, 11:47 | 16 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 07 Jul 1877, 23:44 | 03 Aug 1877, 02:47 | 26 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 21 Sep 1877, 04:07 | 03 Oct 1877, 16:09 | 12 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 22 Oct 1877, 21:02 | 09 Dec 1877, 17:25 | 47 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Jupiter | 22 Dec 1877, 20:45 | 19 Jan 1878, 19:43 | 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.