Nehru Centre Mumbai

General Information

Nehru Centre

Dr. Annie Besant Road,
Worli, Mumbai - 400018
India

Tel : 91 22 2496 4676 - 80
Fax : 91 22 2497 3827

Welcome to Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai

The Nehru Planetarium, commissioned on 3rd March, 1977 has grown into a Centre for scientific study of astronomy and for meeting of scientists and scholars for discussions and lectures, arranged periodically on various stellar and Astronomical events.

The programmes are aimed at inspiring students. These include Science quiz contests, Astro-painting, Science elocution, Astro-poetry and Astro-quiz competitions. Special arrangements are made to watch, study and photograph Solar & Lunar eclipses, and many such other events. Telescopes are installed outside the Planetarium to enable eager visitors to watch these phenomena.

It has a Mini Planetarium also, which is taken out to remote rural areas to project its shows for people and children to make them aware of the astronomical progress. These shows are highly popular and in great demand.

Current Sky Theatre Show: "Stars & Wonders of the Universe"

Regular Shows

Booking Hours

12:00 noon - Hindi
01:30 p.m. - Marathi
03:00 p.m. - English
04:30 p.m. - Hindi

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(Tickets can be booked a week in advance)
Mondays Closed
Also closed on the following dates

Holi (2nd Day)	Wednesday	11 Mar 09
Ganesh Chaturthi	Sunday	23 Aug 09
Ganesh immersion day (Anant Chaturdashi)	Thursday	3 Sept 09
Deepawali Laxmi Pujan	Saturday	17 Oct 09

Admission Fee:
Adult - Rs. 50/-
Child - Rs. 25/- (4 to 12 years)
Student groups sponsored by their instituion with prior arrangement @ Rs. 10 per person.

Nearest local railway stations: Mumbai Central, Mahalakshmi, Dadar & Byculla

Planetarium can be reached by the following BEST buses:
A1, A2, A4, 28, 33, 37, 39, 57, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89,91, 92, 93, 125, 151, 153, 154, 166, 385, 302, 357 & 521

Other Information :

Eclipses
Date	Event	Whether Visible in India
26 January 2009	Annular Eclipse Of the Sun	Yes (only partial phase)
22 July 2009	Total Eclipse of the Sun	Yes
31 December 2009	Partial Eclipse of the Moon	Yes
In addition there are 3 penumbral eclipses of the Moon (not eclipses in ordinary sense) on 9 February, 7 July and 6 August.

Free live sky observation programmes using telescopes only on Sundays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. from November to May provided the sky is clear & objects are visible.

For further details:

Phone +91-22-24920510

Email: planetarium@nehru-centre.org

During the last 26 years of its inception Planetarium generated 28 astronomical presentations using Carl Zeiss Mark IV Universal Projector, which were viewed by 95 lakh astronomy lovers. The projector served its full life.

In the meanwhile, the technology marched at a growing space bringing new ideas and means. To keep abreast with the new technology, Nehru Centre has installed Digistar-3 Planetarium equipment replacing Carl Zeiss Universal Projector, purchased from Evans & Sutherland, of USA.

This new equipment is basically a bank of eight computers that have the latest database of the sky loaded onto them. All the advantages of digital imagery are thus brought to the fingertips of the operator. The computers send the information to six high resolution video projectors that cover the entire dome. Digistar-3 system has 5.1 channel surround sound.