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Kolkata, India — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 72.0%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 18, 2024 at 2:29:22 am
Sunrise Today: 4:55 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 6:11 pm 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:46 pm 88° East
Moonset Today: 1:37 am 275° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 16 minutes (+50s)
Location of KolkataLocation

Today's Sun Position in Kolkata

Time:2:29 am
Altitude:-29.7°
Direction:49° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 16m 7s (May 18, 2024)

50 seconds longer than yesterday (May 17, 2024)

2 hours, 31 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

15 minutes, 2 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kolkata Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:32 am
Astro. Twilight3:32 am – 4:01 am
Nautical Twilight4:01 am – 4:30 am
Civil Twilight4:30 am – 4:55 am
Daylight4:55 am – 6:11 pm
Civil Twilight6:11 pm – 6:35 pm
Nautical Twilight6:35 pm – 7:04 pm
Astro. Twilight7:04 pm – 7:34 pm
Night7:34 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kolkata - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 184:55 am6:11 pm13:16:07+0:5011:33 am (87.1°)94.027
May 194:54 am6:11 pm13:16:57+0:4911:33 am (87.3°)94.045
May 204:54 am6:12 pm13:17:46+0:4811:33 am (87.5°)94.063
May 214:54 am6:12 pm13:18:33+0:4711:33 am (87.7°)94.081
May 224:53 am6:13 pm13:19:19+0:4611:33 am (87.9°)94.099
May 234:53 am6:13 pm13:20:04+0:4411:33 am (88.1°)94.117
May 244:53 am6:13 pm13:20:48+0:4311:33 am (88.3°)94.134
* All times are local time for Kolkata. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Kolkata

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Kolkata - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 18-1:37 am1:46 pm7:58 pm(67.3°)251,19578.0%
May 19-2:06 am2:35 pm8:37 pm(61.4°)250,27485.5%
May 20-2:35 am3:25 pm9:18 pm(55.7°)248,77691.7%
May 21-3:06 am4:18 pm10:01 pm(50.3°)246,84996.4%
May 22-3:40 am5:13 pm10:48 pm(45.5°)244,65399.2%
May 23-4:19 am6:11 pm11:39 pm(41.7°)242,33799.8%
May 24-5:03 am7:11 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Kolkata. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Kolkata This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 3:40 amSat 4:18 pmSat 9:59 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 4:41 amSat 5:48 pmSat 11:14 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 2:33 amSat 2:51 pmSat 8:42 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 5:00 amSat 6:10 pmSat 11:35 amVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSat 1:19 amSat 1:01 pmSat 7:10 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 4:41 amSat 5:48 pmSat 11:15 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 1:52 amSat 1:50 pmSat 7:51 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Kolkata.

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