Conjunction of Planets
To know if a planet is conjoined with another planet, we have to consider the Deeptansh assigned value or degree for each planet. The assigned Deeptansh Degree of each planet is :
Sun - 15 degrees
Moon - 12 degree
Mars - 8 degrees
Mercury - 7 degrees
Jupiter - 9 degrees
Venus - 7 degrees
Saturn - 9 degrees
To derive at the conjunction of 2 planets we need to check for the mean value of their deeptansh degree.
For e.g Sun and Moon conjunction degree span will be = (Deeptansh degree (DD) of Sun + Moon) divided by 2
Sun & Moon conjunction span = (DD of Sun + DD of Moon) / 2
Hence the conjunction span of Sun and Moon = (15 + 12) / 2 = 27 / 2 = 13.5
So in a horoscope, if Sun and Moon are at a distance of 0 to 13.5 degree of each other then they are said to be in conjunction or conjoined.
Similarly, the limits of conjunction of Sun and Mercury calculated from Deeptansh = (15 + 7) / 2 = 22/2 = 11 degress. So if the difference between Mercury and Sun placement is <=11 degrees then they are conjunct.
Example : If in a chart the Sun is at 2 degrees and Mercury is at 14 degree then the difference between then is 14-2 = 12 degree which is > 11 degree. Hence they are not in conjunction in this case.
Below is the conjunction limit of different planets as calculated from the deeptansh degrees :
Sun + Moon = 13.5 degrees
Sun + Mars = 11.5 degrees
Sun + Mercury = 9.5 degrees
Sun + Jupiter = 12 degrees
Sun + Venus = 11 degrees
Sun + Saturn = 10.5 degrees
Moon + Mars = 10 degrees
Moon + Mercury = 9.5 degrees
Moon + Jupiter = 10.5 degrees
Moon + Venus = 10 degrees
Moon + Saturn = 10.5 degrees
Mars + Mercury = 7.5 degrees
Mars + Jupiter = 8.5 degrees
Mars + Venus = 7.5 degrees
Mars + Saturn = 8.5 degrees
Mercury + Jupiter = 8 degrees
Mercury + Venus = 7 degrees
Mercury + Saturn = 8 degrees
Jupiter + Venus = 8 degrees
Jupiter + Saturn = 9 degrees
Venus + Saturn = 8 degrees
Hence to study conjunction of 2 planets - we need to look for the distance between them. If the distance is less than or equal to the above values, the 2 planets are in conjunction.
Similarly the degree of combustion of planets is defined as the degree span within which a planet must be in affinity of Sun to be combusted. B
Below are the degree of combustion of each planet :
Mercury : 13 degrees (14 degrees direct, 12 degrees retrograde)
Moon : 12 degrees
Mars : 17 degrees
Venus : 9 degrees (10 degrees direct, 8 degrees retrograde)
Jupiter : 11 degrees
Saturn : 15 degrees
