Virtual Press Conference on Salient features of Southwest Monsoon 2023 and forecast for Oct-Dec. 2023 at 1600 hrs IST of tomorrow, the 30th September, 2023.

Press Release: A Low Pressure Area lies over Eastcentral Arabian Sea off south Konkan-Goa coasts and another Low Pressure Area lies over Northeast & adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal.

Press Release Current Weather Status and Extended range Forecast for next two weeks (28 Sept-11 Oct 2023)

Press release dated 28.09.2023: A low pressure area is likely to form over Eastcentral & adjoining Northeast Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours.

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Press Release: Current Weather Status and Extended range Forecast for next two weeks (21-28 Sept 2023)

Current Weather Status and Extended range Forecast for next two weeks (7-20 Sept 2023)

Press release: Climate Summary for the month of August 2023

प्रेस विज्ञप्ति: सितंबर 2023 के लिए मासिक वर्षा और तापमान हेतु पूर्वानुमान आउटलुक

PRESS RELEASE DATED 31.08.2023: FORECAST OUTLOOK FOR THE MONTHLY RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURE FOR SEPTEMBER 2023.

Current Weather Status and Extended range Forecast for next two weeks (13-26 July 2023)

WMO VIRTUAL WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Climate Summary for the month of June 2023

जुलाई, 2023 के लिए मासिक वर्षा और तापमान आउटलुक

Monthly Rainfall and Temperature Outlook for July, 2023

Press Release: Updated Long Range ForecastOutlook for the 2023Southwest Monsoon Season (June - September) Rainfall and Monthly Rainfall and Temperature for June 2023

प्रेस विज्ञप्ति: 2023 दक्षिण-पश्चिम मॉनसून ऋतु (जून-सितंबर) कीवर्षाके लिए अद्यतन दीर्घावधिपूर्वानुमानदृष्टिकोणऔर

2023 दक्षिण पश्चिम मानसून ऋतु वर्षा के लिए दीर्घावधि पूर्वानुमान

Long Range Forecast for the 2023 Southwest Monsoon Season Rainfall

Spokesperson of IMD to brief press and electronic media on weather forecasting.

The Indian Astronomical Ephemeris

The Indian Astronomical Ephemeris is published anually by the Positional Astronomy Centre, Kolkata for providing astronomical data to observational astronomers and other users, such as Panchang makers. While astronomical ephemeris with similar data are compiled by seven more countries in the world, the Indian Ephemeris is designed to cater to our particular national requirements.

This book contains about 500 pages, published in only English language and its contents are divided into six parts such as:

  • Part I : TIME, SUN, MOON, PLANETS
  • Part II : STARS
  • Part III : TABLES OF SUNRISE, SUNSET AND MOONRISE, MOONSET
  • Part IV : ECLIPSES AND OCCULTATIONS
  • Part V : ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA AND MISCELLANEOUS TABLES
  • Part VI : INDIAN CALENDAR

In accordance with the resolutions adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) at its meeting held in 1976 and 1979 relating to time, reference frame and astronomical constants, the epoch of the standard reference system in this publication is J 2000.5 and the argument of the ephemerides is terrestrial time.

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