Planet Combustion
Periods in 1884 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 1884
| Planet | From | To | Days | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 15 Jan 1884, 04:40 | 26 Jan 1884, 14:05 | 11 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 14 Mar 1884, 22:36 | 12 Apr 1884, 21:31 | 28 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 09 May 1884, 15:59 | 26 May 1884, 10:49 | 16 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Saturn | 17 May 1884, 00:58 | 22 Jun 1884, 06:08 | 36 | Within 15 degrees of the Sun |
| Mercury | 01 Jul 1884, 03:24 | 26 Jul 1884, 18:04 | 25 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Venus | 07 Jul 1884, 04:35 | 17 Jul 1884, 10:24 | 10 | Within 10 degrees of the Sun (8 when retrograde) |
| Jupiter | 24 Jul 1884, 02:08 | 22 Aug 1884, 19:17 | 29 | Within 11 degrees of the Sun |
| Mercury | 13 Sep 1884, 16:58 | 26 Sep 1884, 11:49 | 12 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 15 Oct 1884, 02:48 | 30 Nov 1884, 16:49 | 46 | Within 14 degrees of the Sun (12 when retrograde) |
| Mercury | 29 Dec 1884, 12:14 | 09 Jan 1885, 14:36 | 11 | 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.