Combust Planets 1973: Asta Dates and Time
In 1973, Guru Asta runs from 27 December 1972 to 24 January; Shukra Asta runs from 1 March to 18 May; Shani Asta runs from 28 May to 3 July; Mars is not combust; Budh Asta comes 7 times, first from 5 January to 16 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 1973: Jupiter Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Jupiter combust in Sagittarius | at 23°16'15" | at 29°47'45" | 28 days |
Shukra Asta 1973: Venus Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Venus combust in Aquarius to Taurus | at Aquarius 6°46'18" | at Taurus 13°22'52" | 77 days |
Shani Asta 1973: Saturn Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Saturn combust in Taurus to Gemini | at Taurus 28°17'09" | at Gemini 2°58'51" | 36 days |
Mangal Asta 1973: Mars Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mars is not combust in 1973. |
Budh Asta 1973: Mercury Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Mercury combust in Sagittarius to Aquarius | at Sagittarius 6°53'19" | at Aquarius 17°54'57" | 42 days |
| Mercury combust in Pisces to AquariusR | at Pisces 4°41'33" | at Aquarius 24°00'44" | 13 days |
| Mercury combust in Aries to Gemini | at Aries 9°30'14" | at Gemini 1°18'44" | 24 days |
| Mercury combust in Cancer to GeminiR | at Cancer 8°33'07" | at Gemini 29°40'46" | 15 days |
| Mercury combust in Cancer to Virgo | at Cancer 18°54'48" | at Virgo 17°54'05" | 31 days |
| Mercury combust in Scorpio to LibraR | at Scorpio 0°50'42" | at Libra 18°10'38" | 11 days |
| Mercury combust in Scorpio to Aquarius | at Scorpio 14°59'41" | at Aquarius 0°21'04" | 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 1973: Common Questions
Guru Asta 1973: Jupiter is combust from 27 December 1972 at 15:12 to 24 January 1973 at 15:13 (IST).
Shukra Asta 1973: Venus is combust from 1 March 1973 at 05:08 to 18 May 1973 at 04:14 (IST).
Shani Asta 1973: Saturn is combust from 28 May 1973 at 11:35 to 3 July 1973 at 19:03 (IST).
Mars is not combust in 1973. Its next combustion begins on 23 August 1974 at 17:32 (IST).
Budh Asta 1973: Mercury is combust from 5 January 1973 at 02:04 to 16 February 1973 at 10:35, from 7 March 1973 at 02:52 to 20 March 1973 at 11:30, from 7 May 1973 at 22:34 to 1 June 1973 at 16:20, from 12 July 1973 at 18:49 to 28 July 1973 at 15:12, from 19 August 1973 at 18:44 to 20 September 1973 at 17:51, from 5 November 1973 at 03:13 to 16 November 1973 at 09:52 and from 14 December 1973 at 20:32 to 30 January 1974 at 08:36 (IST).
