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Partial Eclipse of the Moon on October 28-29 to be visible in India

October 20, 2023
Partial Eclipse of the Moon on October 28-29 to be visible in India

Gandhinagar: A partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) will occur on 28-29 October, 2023 (6-7 Kartika, 1945 Saka Era). Though Moon will enter penumbra at midnight of 28th October, the umbral phase will start in the early hour of 29th October. The Eclipse will be visible from all places of India around midnight. Due to Chandra Grahan, Somnath Mandir and all mandirs under Shri Somnath Trust will suspend regular puja ceremonies on 28 October after noon aarti. Eclipse will be visible in the r...Read More

PRL Ahmedabad’s contribution to Moon mission Chandrayaan-1

October 20, 2008

PRL Ahmedabad's contribution to Chandrayaan-1 By our correspondent Ahmedabad, DeshGujarat, 20 October, 2008 As a forerunner to Chandrayaan-1 project, ISRO has initiated a Planetary Science and Exploration (PLANEX) programme with Ahmedabad(Gujarat) based Physical Research Laboratory(PRL) as its nodal center. The main aim of this programme is to enhance the scope of planetary research in the country, which was confined primarily to PRL at that time, and also formulate pla...Read More