March 10, 2022
Late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput tragically passed away in June, 2020, however, his memory is being kept alive through one of his passions; astronomy.
According to India Today, America’s Luna Society has dedicated the first new moon of 2023 to the actor, naming it Sushant Moon.
As it so happens, the date of the new moon will also mark Sushant’s birth anniversary on which the actor would’ve turned 37.
The news was first shared by Indian’s paparazzi outlet Viral Bhayani, who shared: “American lunar society to celebrate Sushant Singh Rajput’s birth anniversary as ‘Sushant moon’.”
“January 21, 2023, has been set as the first observance of Sushant Moon, proclaimed to celebrate the life of the Bollywood superstar and space enthusiast Sushant Singh Rajput,” the caption further read.
Sushant was found dead in his house in India on June 13, 2020. His death has since been ruled as a suicide.