Real astronomy and dated history, with sources. Documented traditions and folklore. Modern lunar astrology · symbolic, not predictive.

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Combust

Also called combustion

A planet close to the Sun (traditionally within about 8½°), said to be weakened by its light.

Astronomically, such a planet is hard or impossible to see in the Sun's glare, which is where the idea comes from.

Where sources differ: The distance varies between sources, and modern astrologers rarely use it.

Kind: Technique, History
Tradition: Traditional Western astrology, Medieval astrology
In this site’s birth chart: not used

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