Current Time: | Mar 19, 2024 at 2:28:53 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 5:41 am↑ 90° East |
Sunset Today: | 5:47 pm↑ 270° West |
Moonrise Today: | 12:46 pm↑ 61° Northeast |
Moonset Today: | 2:00 am↑ 300° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 6 minutes (+1m 18s) |
Today's Sun Position in Kolkata
Time: | 2:28 pm |
Altitude: | 43.9° |
Direction: | 246° W |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 12h 5m 54s (Mar 19, 2024)
1 minute, 18 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)
1 hour, 20 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
1 hour, 25 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Kolkata today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kolkata Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Kolkata today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 4:26 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:26 am – 4:53 am |
Nautical Twilight | 4:53 am – 5:19 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:19 am – 5:41 am |
Daylight | 5:41 am – 5:47 pm |
Civil Twilight | 5:47 pm – 6:09 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:09 pm – 6:35 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 6:35 pm – 7:01 pm |
Night | 7:01 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Kolkata - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Mar 19 | 5:41 am | 5:47 pm | 12:05:54 | +1:18 | 11:44 am (67.1°) | 92.549 |
Mar 20 | 5:40 am | 5:47 pm | 12:07:13 | +1:18 | 11:43 am (67.5°) | 92.575 |
Mar 21 | 5:39 am | 5:48 pm | 12:08:32 | +1:18 | 11:43 am (67.9°) | 92.600 |
Mar 22 | 5:38 am | 5:48 pm | 12:09:51 | +1:18 | 11:43 am (68.3°) | 92.626 |
Mar 23 | 5:37 am | 5:48 pm | 12:11:09 | +1:18 | 11:43 am (68.7°) | 92.652 |
Mar 24 | 5:36 am | 5:49 pm | 12:12:28 | +1:18 | 11:42 am (69.0°) | 92.678 |
Mar 25 | 5:35 am | 5:49 pm | 12:13:46 | +1:18 | 11:42 am (69.4°) | 92.704 |
* All times are local time for Kolkata. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Kolkata is at 8:36 am on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 20 | 8:36 am |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 2:21 am |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 6:14 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 2:51 pm |
* All times are local Kolkata time. |
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Today's Moon in Kolkata
Percent Illuminated: | 71.5% |
Time: | 2:28 pm |
Altitude: | 20.0° |
Direction: | 69° E |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Kolkata today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Kolkata - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Mar 19 | - | 2:00 am | 12:46 pm | 7:48 pm | (86.8°) | 248,211 | 73.4% | |||
Mar 20 | - | 2:46 am | 1:42 pm | 8:36 pm | (89.8°) | 250,174 | 81.7% | |||
Mar 21 | - | 3:26 am | 2:36 pm | 9:21 pm | (85.5°) | 251,504 | 88.6% | |||
Mar 22 | - | 4:02 am | 3:28 pm | 10:04 pm | (80.4°) | 252,244 | 94.0% | |||
Mar 23 | - | 4:34 am | 4:18 pm | 10:44 pm | (74.9°) | 252,459 | 97.8% | |||
Mar 24 | - | 5:04 am | 5:08 pm | 11:23 pm | (69.1°) | 252,207 | 99.7% | |||
Mar 25 | - | 5:33 am | 5:57 pm | Moon 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Kolkata This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 6:29 am | Tue 7:00 pm | Tue 12:44 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 4:45 am | Tue 4:19 pm | Tue 10:32 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Tue 4:07 am | Tue 3:25 pm | Tue 9:46 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Jupiter | Tue 8:08 am | Tue 9:05 pm | Tue 2:37 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Tue 4:56 am | Tue 4:31 pm | Tue 10:44 am | Difficult to see |
Uranus | Tue 8:26 am | Tue 9:30 pm | Tue 2:58 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 5:38 am | Wed 5:34 pm | Wed 11:36 am | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Kolkata. |