Combust Planets 1948: Asta Dates and Time
In 1948, Guru Asta runs from 18 December to 15 January 1949; Shukra Asta runs from 19 June to 29 June; Shani Asta runs from 1 August to 6 September; Mangal Asta runs from 31 December to 2 June 1949; Budh Asta comes 7 times, first from 8 December 1947 to 25 January. 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 1948: Jupiter Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Jupiter combust in Sagittarius | at 14°02'27" | at 20°29'22" | 27 days |
Shukra Asta 1948: Venus Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Venus combust in GeminiR | at 12°54'09" | at 6°39'30" | 10 days |
Shani Asta 1948: Saturn Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Saturn combust in Leo | at 0°43'37" | at 5°15'49" | 35 days |
Mangal Asta 1948: Mars Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Mars combust in Capricorn to Taurus | at Capricorn 3°18'12" | at Taurus 1°23'18" | 153 days |
Budh Asta 1948: Mercury Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Mercury combust in Scorpio to Capricorn | at Scorpio 8°35'12" | at Capricorn 24°54'37" | 47 days |
| Mercury combust in AquariusR | at 12°47'45" | at 1°12'40" | 12 days |
| Mercury combust in Pisces to Taurus | at Pisces 18°30'11" | at Taurus 11°39'01" | 25 days |
| Mercury combust in GeminiR | at 13°26'41" | at 5°29'19" | 16 days |
| Mercury combust in Gemini to Leo | at Gemini 29°17'14" | at Leo 24°35'35" | 28 days |
| Mercury combust in Libra to VirgoR | at Libra 9°42'31" | at Virgo 27°24'45" | 11 days |
| Mercury combust in Libra to Capricorn | at Libra 18°05'54" | at Capricorn 6°06'18" | 49 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 1948: Common Questions
Guru Asta 1948: Jupiter is combust from 18 December 1948 at 10:07 to 15 January 1949 at 08:08 (IST).
Shukra Asta 1948: Venus is combust from 19 June 1948 at 16:21 to 29 June 1948 at 21:55 (IST).
Shani Asta 1948: Saturn is combust from 1 August 1948 at 11:16 to 6 September 1948 at 08:08 (IST).
Mangal Asta 1948: Mars is combust from 31 December 1948 at 10:30 to 2 June 1949 at 15:50 (IST).
Budh Asta 1948: Mercury is combust from 8 December 1947 at 21:22 to 25 January 1948 at 08:11, from 13 February 1948 at 22:47 to 26 February 1948 at 06:22, from 15 April 1948 at 22:45 to 11 May 1948 at 19:57, from 16 June 1948 at 01:23 to 2 July 1948 at 21:09, from 29 July 1948 at 22:03 to 27 August 1948 at 08:24, from 14 October 1948 at 12:45 to 26 October 1948 at 07:17 and from 17 November 1948 at 21:51 to 6 January 1949 at 03:04 (IST).
