Sun & moon times today, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Moon: 57.6%

Current Time:	May 5, 2025 at 12:59:50 pm
Sunrise Today:	5:01 am↑ 72° East
Sunset Today:	6:05 pm↑ 288° West
Moonrise Today:	12:01 pm↑ 72° East
Moonset Today:	12:39 am↑ 290° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	13 hours, 4 minutes (+1m 3s)

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Time:	12:59 pm
Altitude:	68.7°
Direction:	257° W
Phase:	Daylight

Day length today: 13h 3m 31s (May 5, 2025)

1 minute, 3 seconds longer than yesterday (May 4, 2025)

2 hours, 18 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

27 minutes, 39 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

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Night	12:00 am – 3:41 am
Astro. Twilight	3:41 am – 4:09 am
Nautical Twilight	4:09 am – 4:37 am
Civil Twilight	4:37 am – 5:01 am
Daylight	5:01 am – 6:05 pm
Civil Twilight	6:05 pm – 6:28 pm
Nautical Twilight	6:28 pm – 6:56 pm
Astro. Twilight	6:56 pm – 7:25 pm
Night	7:25 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kolkata - Next 7 Days

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2025	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 5	5:01 am	6:05 pm	13:03:31	+1:03	11:33 am (83.8°)	93.750
May 6	5:01 am	6:05 pm	13:04:33	+1:02	11:33 am (84.0°)	93.772
May 7	5:00 am	6:06 pm	13:05:35	+1:01	11:33 am (84.3°)	93.793
May 8	4:59 am	6:06 pm	13:06:36	+1:01	11:33 am (84.6°)	93.815
May 9	4:59 am	6:06 pm	13:07:36	+1:00	11:33 am (84.9°)	93.836
May 10	4:58 am	6:07 pm	13:08:35	+0:59	11:32 am (85.1°)	93.858
May 11	4:58 am	6:07 pm	13:09:34	+0:58	11:32 am (85.4°)	93.879
* All times are local time for Kolkata. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox	Mar 20	2:31 pm
June solstice	Jun 21	8:12 am
September equinox	Sep 22	11:49 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	8:33 pm
* All times are local Kolkata time.

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Percent Illuminated:

57.6%

Time:	12:59 pm
Altitude:	11.9°
Direction:	77° E
Position:	Waxing Gibbous

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Moon in Kolkata - Next 7 days

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 5	-	12:39 am	12:01 pm	6:41 pm	(82.3°)	244,380	60.0%
May 6	-	1:15 am	12:54 pm	7:23 pm	(76.7°)	247,212	69.7%
May 7	-	1:47 am	1:45 pm	8:04 pm	(70.8°)	249,422	78.4%
May 8	-	2:17 am	2:35 pm	8:43 pm	(64.8°)	251,003	85.9%
May 9	-	2:46 am	3:24 pm	9:22 pm	(59.0°)	251,979	91.9%
May 10	-	3:16 am	4:14 pm	10:02 pm	(53.5°)	252,401	96.3%
May 11	-	3:47 am	5:05 pm	10:45 pm	(48.5°)	252,324	99.0%
* 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, Mon, May 5, 2025
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Mon 3:55 am	Mon 4:20 pm	Mon 10:08 am	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Mon 2:50 am	Mon 3:00 pm	Mon 8:56 am	Great visibility
Mars	Mon 10:47 am	Tue 12:01 am	Mon 5:24 pm	Average visibility
Jupiter	Mon 7:26 am	Mon 8:51 pm	Mon 2:09 pm	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Mon 2:43 am	Mon 2:37 pm	Mon 8:40 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Mon 5:45 am	Mon 6:55 pm	Mon 12:20 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Mon 2:49 am	Mon 2:50 pm	Mon 8:50 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Kolkata.

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