Combust Planets 1968: Asta Dates and Time
In 1968, Guru Asta runs from 25 August to 23 September; Shukra Asta runs from 14 May to 26 July; Shani Asta runs from 18 March to 22 April; Mangal Asta runs from 19 April to 17 August; Budh Asta comes 7 times, first from 3 December 1967 to 20 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 1968: Jupiter Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Jupiter combust in Leo | at 19°48'33" | at 26°05'38" | 29 days |
Shukra Asta 1968: Venus Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Venus combust in Aries to Cancer | at Aries 20°10'57" | at Cancer 20°17'35" | 73 days |
Shani Asta 1968: Saturn Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Saturn combust in Pisces | at 19°46'34" | at 24°08'36" | 34 days |
Mangal Asta 1968: Mars Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Mars combust in Aries to Cancer | at Aries 22°46'34" | at Cancer 14°08'03" | 120 days |
Budh Asta 1968: Mercury Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Mercury combust in Scorpio to Capricorn | at Scorpio 2°48'21" | at Capricorn 19°50'21" | 48 days |
| Mercury combust in Aquarius to CapricornR | at Aquarius 8°14'09" | at Capricorn 26°29'16" | 12 days |
| Mercury combust in Pisces to Taurus | at Pisces 13°55'37" | at Taurus 7°29'06" | 26 days |
| Mercury combust in GeminiR | at 8°00'49" | at 0°11'17" | 16 days |
| Mercury combust in Gemini to Leo | at Gemini 25°10'59" | at Leo 19°53'29" | 27 days |
| Mercury combust in Libra to VirgoR | at Libra 5°12'53" | at Virgo 23°01'38" | 11 days |
| Mercury combust in Libra to Capricorn | at Libra 12°43'23" | at Capricorn 0°43'32" | 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 1968: Common Questions
Guru Asta 1968: Jupiter is combust from 25 August 1968 at 14:58 to 23 September 1968 at 17:32 (IST).
Shukra Asta 1968: Venus is combust from 14 May 1968 at 14:02 to 26 July 1968 at 21:50 (IST).
Shani Asta 1968: Saturn is combust from 18 March 1968 at 23:07 to 22 April 1968 at 21:07 (IST).
Mangal Asta 1968: Mars is combust from 19 April 1968 at 10:17 to 17 August 1968 at 15:49 (IST).
Budh Asta 1968: Mercury is combust from 3 December 1967 at 07:40 to 20 January 1968 at 11:42, from 9 February 1968 at 13:42 to 21 February 1968 at 16:53, from 11 April 1968 at 09:44 to 7 May 1968 at 15:33, from 10 June 1968 at 12:01 to 27 June 1968 at 10:42, from 25 July 1968 at 17:57 to 22 August 1968 at 14:23, from 10 October 1968 at 02:49 to 22 October 1968 at 00:36 and from 12 November 1968 at 16:51 to 31 December 1968 at 23:32 (IST).
