Combust Planets 1940: Asta Dates and Time
In 1940, Guru Asta runs from 28 March to 27 April; Shukra Asta runs from 21 June to 2 July; Shani Asta runs from 7 April to 12 May; Mangal Asta runs from 8 July to 19 October; Budh Asta comes 7 times, first from 8 January to 19 February. Every combustion of the year, with its start, its end and the sign it falls in, is in the tables below, at the exact time in IST.
Guru Asta 1940: Jupiter Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Jupiter combust in Pisces to Aries | at Pisces 25°15'15" | at Aries 2°24'32" | 29 days |
Shukra Asta 1940: Venus Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Venus combust in GeminiR | at 15°09'53" | at 8°55'33" | 10 days |
Shani Asta 1940: Saturn Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Saturn combust in Aries | at 9°07'11" | at 13°36'25" | 35 days |
Mangal Asta 1940: Mars Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Mars combust in Cancer to Virgo | at Cancer 10°20'26" | at Virgo 15°59'34" | 102 days |
Budh Asta 1940: Mercury Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Mercury combust in Sagittarius to Aquarius | at Sagittarius 9°38'31" | at Aquarius 20°02'40" | 41 days |
| Mercury combust in Pisces to AquariusR | at Pisces 6°49'20" | at Aquarius 26°14'50" | 13 days |
| Mercury combust in Aries to Gemini | at Aries 11°27'55" | at Gemini 3°11'28" | 24 days |
| Mercury combust in CancerR | at 10°54'21" | at 1°55'26" | 15 days |
| Mercury combust in Cancer to Virgo | at Cancer 20°48'31" | at Virgo 20°14'36" | 32 days |
| Mercury combust in Scorpio to LibraR | at Scorpio 2°51'42" | at Libra 20°10'06" | 11 days |
| Mercury combust in Scorpio to Aquarius | at Scorpio 17°42'48" | at Aquarius 2°35'44" | 46 days |
What Combustion Means
A planet is combust when it comes too close to the Sun to be seen. What combustion does, the distance at which each planet becomes combust and why Guru Asta and Shukra Asta close the season for marriages are explained on the main combust planets page.
Other Planetary Transits
Retrograde periods, sign changes and the timeline.
Combust Planets 1940: Common Questions
Guru Asta 1940: Jupiter is combust from 28 March 1940 at 08:12 to 27 April 1940 at 01:52 (IST).
Shukra Asta 1940: Venus is combust from 21 June 1940 at 23:53 to 2 July 1940 at 05:36 (IST).
Shani Asta 1940: Saturn is combust from 7 April 1940 at 08:19 to 12 May 1940 at 18:21 (IST).
Mangal Asta 1940: Mars is combust from 8 July 1940 at 23:02 to 19 October 1940 at 19:14 (IST).
Budh Asta 1940: Mercury is combust from 8 January 1940 at 08:00 to 19 February 1940 at 02:18, from 8 March 1940 at 19:06 to 22 March 1940 at 06:36, from 9 May 1940 at 12:18 to 3 June 1940 at 04:27, from 14 July 1940 at 19:06 to 30 July 1940 at 12:39, from 21 August 1940 at 07:05 to 22 September 1940 at 16:25, from 6 November 1940 at 16:28 to 17 November 1940 at 22:12 and from 17 December 1940 at 01:33 to 1 February 1941 at 02:36 (IST).
