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Chandrayaan-3 was launched aboard an LVM3-M4 rocket on 14 July 2023, at 09:05 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, entering an Earth parking orbit with a perigee of 170 km (106 mi) and an apogee of 36,500 km (22,680 mi).
A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Saturday, October 28, 2023, [1] with an umbral magnitude of 0.1234. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened.
Chandrayaan-3 was launched aboard an LVM3-M4 rocket on 14 July 2023, at 09:05 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India. On 23 August 2023, as the lander approached the low point of its orbit, its four engines fired as a braking manoeuvre at 30 kilometres (19 mi) above the Moon's surface.
The Chandrayaan programme (/ ˌ tʃ ʌ n d r ə ˈ j ɑː n / CHUN-drə-YAHN) (Sanskrit: Candra 'Moon', Yāna 'Craft, Vehicle', pronunciation ⓘ) [4] [5] also known as the Indian Lunar Exploration Programme is an ongoing series of outer space missions by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the exploration of the Moon.
Occurring about 4.1 days after perigee (on April 16, 2023, at 3:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Totality for this eclipse was visible in the North West Cape peninsula and Barrow Island in Western Australia , eastern parts of East Timor , as well as Damar Island and parts of the province of Papua in Indonesia . [ 7 ]
Occurring about 5.2 days before perigee (on May 11, 2023, at 1:05 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger. [ 2 ] This was the deepest penumbral eclipse (with –0.0438 magnitude) since February 2017 and until August 2053 .
10–13 May – The Indian National Congress won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election by getting 135 out of 224 seats. [28] 19 May – Reserve Bank of India announced that it will withdraw all 2000-rupee note in circulation by September 2023. [29] 28 May The New Parliament House in New Delhi is inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra ...
Sharad Purnima (also known as Kumara Purnima, Kojagari Purnima, Navanna Purnima, [2] Kojagrat Purnima [3] or Kaumudi Purnima [3]) is a religious festival celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu lunar month of Ashvin (September to October), marking the end of the monsoon season. [4]