Combust planets in Kundli
Combustion, or asta, is a traditional classification for a graha close to the Sun in zodiac longitude. panchang.now marks eligible grahas with C. It does not mean that the planet physically burns, disappears or ceases to have any role in a reading.
Limits used here
| Graha | Direct motion | Retrograde motion |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Less than 14° | Less than 12° |
| Venus | Less than 10° | Less than 8° |
| Mars | Less than 17° | Less than 17° |
| Jupiter | Less than 11° | Less than 11° |
| Saturn | Less than 15° | Less than 15° |
The comparison is the shorter separation in longitude from the Sun, including across 0° Aries. A separation exactly equal to the listed limit is outside the flag. Other traditions can use different limits.
The Sun, Moon, nodes and outer planets do not receive a combustion classification in this display. A Moon near the Sun is not given C merely because it is near new moon.
A schematic comparison
Mercury 13° from the Sun is inside the direct-motion limit but outside the retrograde limit. The separation alone is therefore insufficient: the motion state must also be known. This is a rule example, not a complete birth chart.
Different from conjunction and eclipse
Sharing a sign is the conjunction condition used by many displayed yogas. Two grahas can share a sign without meeting a combustion limit, or lie in adjacent signs while being close in longitude.
An eclipse has separate geometry and is identified by E. The combustion flag is also not a guarantee about naked-eye visibility, which depends on more than longitude alone.
A yoga involving a combust participant can still be listed with a qualification. Read that note alongside the match rather than assuming that C automatically deletes every combination.
See the chart and its tables on the Kundli page.