I have a string:

```
$str = "*POST BUS*1300*2017-9-1*1*LUSAKA*JEFF SAKALA*";

```

I want characters in between asterisks be put in individual variables, something like:

```
$service = "POST BUS";
$time = "1300";
$date = "2017-9-1";

```

How can I do it?