Combust Planets 1996: Asta Dates and Time
In 1996, Guru Asta runs from 5 December 1995 to 2 January; Shukra Asta runs from 5 June to 16 June; Shani Asta runs from 29 February to 4 April; Mangal Asta runs from 21 December 1995 to 22 May; Budh Asta comes 7 times, first from 13 January to 24 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 1996: Jupiter Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Jupiter combust in Scorpio to Sagittarius | at Scorpio 29°31'44" | at Sagittarius 5°51'32" | 27 days |
Shukra Asta 1996: Venus Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Venus combust in TaurusR | at 29°21'25" | at 23°07'28" | 10 days |
Shani Asta 1996: Saturn Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Saturn combust in Pisces | at 1°33'37" | at 5°48'01" | 34 days |
Mangal Asta 1996: Mars Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Mars combust in Sagittarius to Aries | at Sagittarius 21°49'11" | at Aries 20°55'42" | 153 days |
Budh Asta 1996: Mercury Combust DatesTimes in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combust In | Combust From | Rises On | Duration |
| Mercury combust in Capricorn to SagittariusR | at Capricorn 10°22'20" | at Sagittarius 27°53'21" | 11 days |
| Mercury combust in Aquarius to Aries | at Aquarius 14°12'33" | at Aries 11°26'07" | 29 days |
| Mercury combust in Taurus to AriesR | at Taurus 4°32'18" | at Aries 26°34'58" | 16 days |
| Mercury combust in Taurus to Cancer | at Taurus 29°51'18" | at Cancer 22°02'57" | 25 days |
| Mercury combust in Virgo to LeoR | at Virgo 7°02'22" | at Leo 25°40'59" | 12 days |
| Mercury combust in Virgo to Scorpio | at Virgo 11°47'55" | at Scorpio 25°38'07" | 45 days |
| Mercury combust in SagittariusR | at 24°08'56" | at 11°24'51" | 11 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 1996: Common Questions
Guru Asta 1996: Jupiter is combust from 5 December 1995 at 04:42 to 2 January 1996 at 00:49 (IST).
Shukra Asta 1996: Venus is combust from 5 June 1996 at 19:17 to 16 June 1996 at 00:30 (IST).
Shani Asta 1996: Saturn is combust from 29 February 1996 at 21:39 to 4 April 1996 at 07:54 (IST).
Mangal Asta 1996: Mars is combust from 21 December 1995 at 05:17 to 22 May 1996 at 19:10 (IST).
Budh Asta 1996: Mercury is combust from 13 January 1996 at 08:00 to 24 January 1996 at 15:24, from 12 March 1996 at 13:04 to 11 April 1996 at 01:55, from 6 May 1996 at 20:16 to 23 May 1996 at 11:30, from 29 June 1996 at 08:44 to 24 July 1996 at 17:31, from 11 September 1996 at 13:17 to 24 September 1996 at 12:08, from 12 October 1996 at 21:42 to 27 November 1996 at 15:40 and from 27 December 1996 at 16:07 to 7 January 1997 at 17:23 (IST).
