Combust Planets 1949: Asta Dates and Time
In 1949, Guru Asta runs from 18 December 1948 to 15 January; Shukra Asta runs from 8 March to 25 May; Shani Asta runs from 15 August to 20 September; Mangal Asta runs from 31 December 1948 to 2 June; Budh Asta comes 7 times, first from 17 November 1948 to 6 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 1949: 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 1949: Venus Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Venus combust in Aquarius to Taurus | at Aquarius 14°25'44" | at Taurus 20°07'19" | 77 days |
Shani Asta 1949: Saturn Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Saturn combust in Leo | at 14°10'37" | at 18°37'57" | 35 days |
Mangal Asta 1949: 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 1949: Mercury Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Mercury combust in Libra to Capricorn | at Libra 18°05'54" | at Capricorn 6°06'18" | 49 days |
| Mercury combust in CapricornR | at 26°17'36" | at 14°11'07" | 11 days |
| Mercury combust in Pisces to Aries | at Pisces 1°34'57" | at Aries 26°26'19" | 27 days |
| Mercury combust in TaurusR | at 23°39'19" | at 15°58'20" | 17 days |
| Mercury combust in Gemini to Leo | at Gemini 14°21'52" | at Leo 7°46'27" | 26 days |
| Mercury combust in VirgoR | at 23°17'15" | at 11°24'24" | 12 days |
| Mercury combust in Virgo to Sagittarius | at Virgo 29°05'20" | at Sagittarius 16°07'59" | 48 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 1949: Common Questions
Guru Asta 1949: Jupiter is combust from 18 December 1948 at 10:07 to 15 January 1949 at 08:08 (IST).
Shukra Asta 1949: Venus is combust from 8 March 1949 at 16:57 to 25 May 1949 at 01:03 (IST).
Shani Asta 1949: Saturn is combust from 15 August 1949 at 18:06 to 20 September 1949 at 07:48 (IST).
Mangal Asta 1949: Mars is combust from 31 December 1948 at 10:30 to 2 June 1949 at 15:50 (IST).
Budh Asta 1949: Mercury is combust from 17 November 1948 at 21:51 to 6 January 1949 at 03:04, from 27 January 1949 at 22:10 to 8 February 1949 at 15:28, from 29 March 1949 at 23:49 to 26 April 1949 at 09:24, from 26 May 1949 at 15:21 to 12 June 1949 at 16:22, from 14 July 1949 at 13:06 to 10 August 1949 at 03:00, from 28 September 1949 at 03:19 to 10 October 1949 at 10:38 and from 30 October 1949 at 05:42 to 17 December 1949 at 18:57 (IST).