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16/09/2026

Tithi Calculation

A Tithi is a lunar day, calculated from the angular distance between the Sun and Moon. As the Moon moves approximately 12° ahead of the Sun, one Tithi is completed. The 30 Tithis form the lunar month, from Pratipada to Amavasya and Purnima.

15/09/2026

Tithi Calculation

A Tithi is a lunar day, calculated from the angular distance between the Sun and Moon. As the Moon moves approximately 12° ahead of the Sun, one Tithi is completed. The 30 Tithis form the lunar month, from Pratipada to Amavasya and Purnima.

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12/09/2026

19/05/2026

By day, Laiyari (not Lyari from Pakistan) feels almost lifeless.
Dry rocks. Harsh heat. Endless silence.

You would never guess what happens here after midnight.

As the temperature drops and the winds slow down,
the sky begins to wake up.

First a few stars…
then thousands…
and suddenly, the entire Milky Way stretches above the river bed like a cosmic highway.

This is the magic of Laiyari, Kachchh —
where ancient rock formations meet one of the darkest skies in India.

People travel here for astrophotography,
but most leave with something more than photos.
Because standing under a sky like this changes the way you look at the world.

The rocks beneath your feet are millions of years old.
The light above your head has travelled across the galaxy to reach you.

And in that moment,
you stop scrolling, stop thinking, stop rushing…
and just look up.

📍 Laiyari River Bed, Kachchh
📸 Captured by Gurcharan Singh
🔭 StarGazing India

✨ Some places are beautiful.
Some places make you feel small in the best possible way.

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17/05/2026

Most people have never seen the real night sky.
Not because it doesn’t exist…
but because city lights stole it from them.

This frame was captured from the Tropic of Cancer, Kachchh —
where the summer night opened like a cosmic ocean above us.

The rare part?
A slightly bright Moon sharing the sky with the Summer Milky Way Core.
Usually, moonlight washes away the galaxy…
but that night, both decided to exist together.

Billions of stars.
A glowing galactic river.
A calm moon watching silently from the side.

And somewhere beneath all this…
a human standing with a camera, trying to freeze a feeling that words can barely explain.

Sometimes astronomy is not about science.
Sometimes it’s about realizing how unbelievably small… and lucky… we are.

📍 Tropic of Cancer, Kachchh
📸 Canon 5D Mark III
👨‍🚀 Nishant Gor | StarGazing India

✨ If you could spend one night under this sky… would you?

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10/05/2026

Dates and Details of Ladakh Tour are announced...

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08/05/2026

Join Us for 5 Billion Stars - Luxury Experience at Ladakh Celestial Expedition.

Imagine standing beside a telescope at the edge of Pangong Tso…

Cold mountain air.
Absolute silence.
And above you just near horizon, — the Big Dipper hanging in the sky like an ancient celestial cart guiding travelers through the Himalayas.

At this altitude, the stars don’t feel distant anymore.
They feel close enough to touch.

This is not just a trip to Ladakh.
This is a journey into some of the darkest and most breathtaking skies in India.

✨ Crystal-clear Milky Way
✨ Naked-eye galaxies and star clusters
✨ High-altitude telescope observations
✨ Nights you will remember forever

Join StarGazing India on our upcoming Ladakh Astro Expedition and experience the universe from the roof of the world.

Because some destinations are beautiful in daylight…
but become magical after dark.

📍 Pangong Tso, Ladakh
🔭 StarGazing India || Nishant Gor

✨ Ready to travel where the stars shine brightest?

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07/05/2026

Some places change completely after sunset…

In the burning summer days of Kachchh,
the rocky landscapes of Laiyari River Bed stand silent under the heat.
But when night arrives…
everything transforms.

The winds calm down.
The darkness deepens.
And above those ancient rock formations,
the Milky Way rises like a river of stars flowing across the sky.

This is why astrophotographers from across India visit Laiyari —
not just for the landscape,
but for the feeling of standing between Earth’s oldest textures and the universe itself.

The rocks below tell stories of geological time.
The galaxy above tells stories of cosmic time.
And for a few quiet hours…
you stand in the middle of both.

📍 Laiyari River Bed, Kachchh
📸 Captured by Gurcharan Singh
🔭 StarGazing India

✨ Some skies are observed.
Some skies are experienced.

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