In Numerology, the Moon governs the number 2 and masters the number 11; the number 7 is governed by Neptune. It represents science and research.
An analysis of the significance of these numbers in the journey of India’s lunar exploration mission.
- Chandrayaan 2 is the 2nd lunar exploration mission launched after 11 years after the launch of Chandrayaan 1
- It is the 110th (11) lunar mission
- The names Chandrayaan – 2 add to 11 and Vikram adds to 29 (11)
- It was launched on 22nd July 2019 the date 22 has 2 twice in it, the month being a 7
- It entered the Moon’s orbit on 20th August 2019 date 20 (2) at 0902 hrs time adding to 11
- Vikram lander separated from the orbiter on 2nd September 2019 date being a 2
- The success of this mission depended on its landing on the Moon at 0155 hrs time adding to 11 which was expected to happen on 7th September 2019 with the date 7
- The name ISRO adds to 25 (7).
The other two most prominent lunar missions:
- Luna 2 was the first spacecraft by the former Soviet Union on the Moon
- Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight to land humans on the Moon. It was launched on 16th July 1969 the date being 7 and month as well as the year, all being 7 and it landed on the Moon on 20th July 1969 date 20 (2) with the entire date adding to 16 (7)
On that note, this lunar mission was not a failure for the team. It is a step back to make it even bigger and better!