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🚀☀️ Aditya-L1 Anniversary 📅 Launched: 2 September 2023 🇮🇳 India’s first solar mission — by ISRO 🔭 Studying the Sun from Lagrange Point 1 🌞 Unraveling mysteries of solar winds, flares & corona 🛰️ Carries 7 powerful scientific instruments 🌌 Advancing space weather forecasting for Earth 🔥 A milestone in India’s journey to the heart […]

🌕🚀 Moon at Aphelion 📅 Date: 5 September 2025 🕒 Time: 15:02 IST ✨ The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun — 1.0104 AU away! That’s ~380,000 km farther out than Earth, placing the Moon slightly behind Earth from the Sun’s point of view — right around Full Moon phase 🌝 🔭 A […]

🌀 Uranus Goes Retrograde! 📅 Date: 6 September 2025 🕙 Time: 10:47 IST 🔭 The ice giant Uranus begins its retrograde motion, appearing to reverse direction across the night sky — drifting westward instead of east through the stars of Aries ♈ ✨ This celestial illusion, known since ancient times, puzzled early astronomers who couldn’t […]

Full Moon Alert – 7th Oct 2025 This Tuesday, the Moon will glow in its full glory at 09:17 AM IST, lighting up the night sky from dusk till dawn. This isn’t just any full moon—it’s the Harvest Moon, the glowing gem of autumn nights. Farmers of the past relied on its soft, silvery light […]

ime: 01:50 IST 📍 Visible from: New Delhi & across India Witness a celestial meet-up as the Moon (mag -12.7) passes just 3°59′ north of Saturn (mag 0.6) in the early morning sky — a beautiful conjunction in the constellation Pisces ♓ 🔭 Although too wide for a telescope view, the pair will shine close […]

🌠 September ε-Perseid Meteor Shower 📅 Peak Night: 9 September 2025 🕓 Best Viewing: 04:00–05:30 AM IST 📍 Direction: Look East from New Delhi ✨ Get ready for a pre-dawn celestial show as the ε-Perseids light up the night sky! With the radiant in Perseus rising by 20:27 IST, the early morning hours offer the […]

🌕✨ The Moon at Perigee – Closest to Earth! 📅 Date: 10 September 2025 🕔 Time: 17:39 IST 🚀 Tonight, the Moon makes its closest approach to Earth in its orbit — just 356,500 km away! It’s called Perigee, and it makes the Moon appear slightly larger and brighter in the sky 🌕 🌌 The […]

🌕✨🌌 Moon Meets the Pleiades! 📅 Date: 13 September 2025 🕓 Time: 03:40 IST 📍 Visible from: New Delhi & across India ✨ Don’t miss this stunning close approach between the Moon (mag -12.3) and the iconic Pleiades star cluster (M45, mag 1.3) — passing within just 58.4 arcminutes of each other in the early […]

☀️🛰️ Mercury at Superior Conjunction 📅 Date: 13 September 2025 🕓 Time: 16:30 IST 🔭 Mercury has just slipped behind the Sun — reaching superior conjunction, where it lies on the far side of the solar system, in line with the Sun and Earth. 🌌 At this point, Mercury is: ☀️ Just 1°36′ from the […]

🌕✨ Lunar Occultation of Beta Tauri 📅 14 Sept 2025 🕓 15:43 – 19:59 IST 🌙 The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath) — a rare occultation event! 🔭 Visible from: U.S., Mexico, French Polynesia, NW Kiribati ❌ Not visible from India 💫 For the rest of the world: a close conjunction […]

🌗 Last Quarter Moon 📅 14 Sept 2025 | 🕓 16:03 IST 📍 Visible from: 22:57 to 13:21 IST (New Delhi) ✨ Half-lit Moon rising at midnight 🌌 Best seen in pre-dawn sky 🔁 Nearing the end of its monthly cycle 📆 Phase repeats every 29.5 days 🔭 Wake up early, look up — it’s […]

🌙🪐 Moon–Jupiter Conjunction 📅 16 Sept 2025 | 🕓 16:35 IST 📍 Visible from: 01:13 – 05:49 IST | New Delhi ✨ A stunning pre-dawn pairing! 🌕 The 24-day-old Moon passes just 4°33′ north of brilliant Jupiter 🔭 Too wide for telescope, but perfect for naked eye or binoculars ♊ Both shine in the constellation […]

🌙💫 Moon–Venus Conjunction 📅 19 Sept 2025 | 🕓 Conjunction: 17:16 IST 📍 Visible: 04:05 – 05:50 IST | New Delhi ✨ The slim crescent Moon (27 days old) and dazzling Venus (mag -3.9) rise together in the pre-dawn sky 🌅 🌓 Separated by just 48 arcminutes — a beautiful appulse in Leo ♌ 🔭 […]

🌙💫 Lunar Occultation of Venus 📅 19 Sept 2025 | ⏱ 16:04 – 19:56 IST ✨ The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a stunning lunar occultation — where Venus briefly disappears behind the Moon! 🌍 Visible from: Africa, Europe, Western Russia, Canada, Greenland & parts of Asia ❌ Not visible from India […]

🪐✨ Saturn at Opposition 📅 21 Sept 2025 | 🕚 11:07 IST 📍 Visible from New Delhi: 19:16 – 05:20 IST 🌌 Saturn shines at its brightest & biggest tonight! Opposite the Sun and rising at sunset, this ringed giant stays visible all night in the constellation Pisces ♓ 🔭 Best Viewing: 🕖 Rises: 19:16 […]

🌑 New Moon 📅 22 Sept 2025 | 🕐 01:25 IST ✨ A fresh lunar cycle begins! The Moon aligns between the Earth and Sun, lost in sunlight and invisible to the naked eye. 🌞🌍🌙 🔄 This phase marks the start of the 29.5-day lunar journey through its changing shapes — from crescent to full […]

🌘☀️ Partial Solar Eclipse 📅 21–22 Sept 2025 🕓 23:01 IST – 03:23 IST 🌍 Visible from: Antarctica & parts of Oceania 🌞 Max coverage: Up to 79% of the Sun's disk 🔭 No total eclipse this time — the Sun and Moon won’t perfectly align anywhere on Earth. Still, skywatchers in the southern hemisphere […]

🌍☀️ September Equinox 📅 22 Sept 2025 | 🕛 23:50 IST 🍂 Autumn begins in the Northern Hemisphere 🌱 Spring begins in the Southern Hemisphere 🔄 Day and night are nearly equal worldwide 🌅 Sun rises exactly in the east, sets exactly in the west 📖 Equinox comes from Latin: aequus = equal | nox […]

🔵✨ Neptune at Opposition 📅 23 Sept 2025 | 🕕 18:15 IST 📍 Visible from New Delhi: 20:00 – 04:33 IST 🔭 Neptune is opposite the Sun and closest to Earth, shining all night in Pisces ♓ 🪐 Best time to spot this distant blue world! 🌌 Viewing Highlights: 🔹 Rises: 20:00 (East) 🔹 Peaks: […]

🌌🔭 NGC 55 – Galaxy Watch! 📅 24 Sept 2025 🕛 Best time: Around midnight IST ✨ The barred irregular galaxy NGC 55 (mag 8.2) in Sculptor is now well placed for viewing! 📍 From New Delhi: 🕐 Visible: 00:04 – 00:44 IST 🔭 Altitude: ~21°–22° (South) 🌍 Best viewed from the Southern Hemisphere 🔎 […]

🌙🔴 Moon–Mars Conjunction 📅 24 Sept 2025 | 🕗 20:21 IST ✨ A young crescent Moon (3 days old) pairs up with fiery Mars in the constellation Virgo ♍ 🔭 Separated by 3°56′ — perfect for naked-eye or binocular viewing! 🔴 Mars (mag 1.6) 🌙 Moon (mag -9.7) 💫 Look west after sunset for this […]

🌙☀️ Moon at Perihelion 📅 25 Sept 2025 | 🕓 03:15 IST ✨ The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun – just 1.0008 AU away! 🌍 Earth–Moon distance: 404,000 km ☀️ Earth–Sun distance at this time: 1.0030 AU 🔄 This cosmic moment happens near New Moon, as the Moon slips between Earth and […]

🌕📏 Moon at Apogee 📅 26 Sept 2025 | 🕒 15:15 IST 🌙 The Moon reaches its furthest point from Earth – about 406,700 km away! 🔁 Its orbit is an ellipse, not a perfect circle — that’s why the Moon sometimes looks slightly smaller in the sky. ✨ Angular size: ~29.4 arcmin (vs. 33.5 […]

🌌✨ 47 Tucanae – Globular Glory! 📅 27 Sept 2025 💫 The second brightest globular cluster in the night sky, 47 Tuc (NGC 104, mag 4.0), is now well placed in the constellation Tucana 🐧 🔭 Best visible around midnight from the Southern Hemisphere 📍 Declination: 72°S — not visible from India or locations north […]

🌓 First Quarter Moon 📅 30 Sept 2025 | 🕔 05:24 IST 🌙 The Moon reaches its halfway point — exactly half-illuminated and shining bright in the evening sky! 📍 From New Delhi: 🔹 Rises: 13:18 🔹 Sets: 23:08 🔭 Best view: Sunset to midnight ✨ A perfect night for lunar watching — with craters […]

Full Moon Alert – 7th Oct 2025 This Tuesday, the Moon will glow in its full glory at 09:17 AM IST, lighting up the night sky from dusk till dawn. This isn’t just any full moon—it’s the Harvest Moon, the glowing gem of autumn nights. Farmers of the past relied on its soft, silvery light […]

🌌 Andromeda Galaxy at its Best! 📅 2 October 2025 onwards ✨ Mag 3.4 — visible all night from dark skies 🔭 Culminates at 00:20 IST, reaching 77° above New Delhi's northern horizon 📍 Best seen from the Northern Hemisphere 👀 Visible with binoculars or small telescope 🌠 Our nearest galactic neighbor, shining 2.5 million […]

🔥 Venus at Perihelion 📅 2 October 2025 | 17:04 IST 🌞 Closest to the Sun: 0.72 AU 🌀 Venus has the most circular orbit in the Solar System ⚡ Just 1.5% variation between its closest and farthest points ☀️ Receives nearly constant solar energy all year round ✨ A smooth, stable solar dance — […]

🌕 1 Ceres at Opposition 📅 2 October 2025 | 18:42 IST 🪐 Brightest & closest to Earth — mag 7.6 🔭 Located in Cetus constellation 📍 From New Delhi: visible 20:44–04:27 ⏫ Culminates at 51° around midnight 🌌 Although still just a star-like point, this is the best time to observe the largest object […]

🌞 Makemake at Solar Conjunction 📅 4 October 2025 | 10:51 IST 🪐 Dwarf planet Makemake slips behind the Sun — reaching 53.61 AU from Earth! ☀️ Now lost in the solar glare, invisible for weeks 🔭 Will reappear gradually in the pre-dawn sky 🌌 Sets the stage for its opposition in 6 months — […]