Planet Combustion
Periods in 1881 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 1881
| Planet | From | To | Days | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 02 Jan 1881, 10:42 | 13 Feb 1881, 23:47 | 42 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 04 Mar 1881, 16:04 | 17 Mar 1881, 23:47 | 13 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Saturn | 04 Apr 1881, 16:24 | 10 May 1881, 01:40 | 35 | Within 15 degrees of the Sun |
| Jupiter | 07 Apr 1881, 22:01 | 07 May 1881, 20:44 | 29 | Within 11 degrees of the Sun |
| Venus | 28 Apr 1881, 14:07 | 08 May 1881, 16:56 | 10 | Within 10 degrees of the Sun (8 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 05 May 1881, 12:25 | 30 May 1881, 06:48 | 24 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 10 Jul 1881, 05:14 | 26 Jul 1881, 02:33 | 15 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 17 Aug 1881, 09:09 | 18 Sep 1881, 05:00 | 31 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 02 Nov 1881, 17:20 | 14 Nov 1881, 00:15 | 11 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 12 Dec 1881, 05:45 | 27 Jan 1882, 21:13 | 46 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 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.