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| ::''Other uses:'' ''']''' is a common noun whose verb form is '''combust''' or Heliacal Setting | |||
| In ], '''Combustion''' occurs when the unassisted view of a planet from the earth is obscured by the light of the sun. | |||
| The ], ], ], ], ] and ] become combust, during their direct motion, when their longitudinal arc is 12, 17, 14, 11, 10 and 16 degrees respectively from the Sun on either side. During retrograde motions, Mercury and Venus become combust when the said arc is 12 and 8 degrees respectively. Exact longitudinal arc depends upon declination of the Sun and the concerned planet. Daily ] do indicate the time and date of start and end of the combustion of different planets as seen from a specific place on the earth. The Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn remain combust for 2, 118, 11 to 20, 28, 53 and 57 days approximately during their direct motion, and during retrograde motion, Mercury and Venus remain combust for 21 to 33 and 5 days respectively. Mars Jupiter and Saturn do not combust when in their retrograde motion. It is astronomically termed as “]”. Since Mercury remains 28 degrees from either side of the Sun and is hence combust most of the time (about 150 days in a year), it is difficult to apply the strictures of combustion to that planet. Furthermore, the Moon is combust two days out of every lunar month, although the period of the New Moon, when the Moon is in this condition, has always been regarded as a perilous one astrologically. | |||
| An eclipse of the luminaries is analogous to combustion, in which case either of the luminaries is not visible because of ]. The period of the occlusion is a very feared astrological effect, especially in electional astrology. The constellation occupied by the Moon at the time of solar or lunar eclipse must be left in elections, being highly malefic. The period for which the said constellation is to be shunned depends upon the degree of severity of the eclipse. As per Hindu electional astrology, the intervening period between the two eclipses is prohibited in elections. | |||
| For technical purposes, in Western astrology, most ancient and medieval authorities considered a planet ''combust'' or ''burnt'' when its position was within 5-8 degrees on either side of the Sun. However, a planet will continue to be weakened by the Sun until it has elongated by 15-17 degrees from it. (Lilly says 17 degrees on p. 113 of ''Christian Astrology.'') This positioning is said to be ''under the beams'' of the Sun, and although it may be stronger than being ''combust,'' it will still cause a noticeable weakening in a planet's effectiveness. | |||
| As per the ancient western astrologers, a planet within arc of 17 minutes the Sun’s longitude is “in the heart of the Sun” and is said to be a ] planet. William Lilly opines it to be “ wondrous strong”. The traditional astrologers give (+) 5 points to evaluate strength of a cazimi planet, but some modern astrologers disagree with this and opine it as “silly distinction”. Further, in evaluation of strength of planets, (-) 5 points are allocated to a combust planet (between 17' and 8.5° from the Sun); and (-) 4 points under the beams of the Sun (between 8.5° and 17° of the Sun). ''Thus a planet when even not heliacal set (as per astronomy) is considered weak by the accidental debilities mode of calculation.'' | |||
| ==Vedic/Hindu Astrology== | |||
| In the ] system of astrology, a planet is said to be devoid of its strength when in combustion. This astronomical phenomenon weakens a planet most adversely. However, Mercury is said to be extremely weak if it is in the same sign as the Sun in a Navamsa divisional chart (the Navamsa is a ] chart which divides each sign into 9 parts). A combust Moon is to be avoided in all good Jyotish election charts. A planet within one degree from the Sun is said to be the most powerless. In addition to adverse effects in the natal astrology, a combust planet is too weak to render beneficial effects during its favorable transits to the natal position. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| *] | |||
| {{DEFAULTSORT:Combust (Astrological Aspect)}} | |||
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