Current Time: | Sep 21, 2024 at 9:56:27 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 5:25 am↑ 89° East |
Sunset Today: | 5:33 pm↑ 271° West |
Moonrise Today: | 7:55 pm↑ 68° East |
Moonset Today: | 8:35 am↑ 290° West |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 9 minutes (-1m 17s) |
Today's Sun Position in Kolkata
Time: | 9:56 am |
Altitude: | 58.4° |
Direction: | 131° SE |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 12h 8m 39s (Sep 21, 2024)
1 minute, 17 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 20, 2024)
1 hour, 23 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
1 hour, 22 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2024)
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 – 4:10 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:10 am – 4:36 am |
Nautical Twilight | 4:36 am – 5:02 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:02 am – 5:25 am |
Daylight | 5:25 am – 5:33 pm |
Civil Twilight | 5:33 pm – 5:56 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 5:56 pm – 6:22 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 6:22 pm – 6:48 pm |
Night | 6:48 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Kolkata - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Sep 21 | 5:25 am | 5:33 pm | 12:08:39 | −1:17 | 11:29 am (67.9°) | 93.322 |
Sep 22 | 5:25 am | 5:32 pm | 12:07:22 | −1:17 | 11:29 am (67.5°) | 93.296 |
Sep 23 | 5:25 am | 5:31 pm | 12:06:04 | −1:17 | 11:28 am (67.1°) | 93.271 |
Sep 24 | 5:25 am | 5:30 pm | 12:04:47 | −1:17 | 11:28 am (66.8°) | 93.245 |
Sep 25 | 5:26 am | 5:29 pm | 12:03:29 | −1:17 | 11:28 am (66.4°) | 93.220 |
Sep 26 | 5:26 am | 5:28 pm | 12:02:12 | −1:17 | 11:27 am (66.0°) | 93.194 |
Sep 27 | 5:26 am | 5:27 pm | 12:00:54 | −1:17 | 11:27 am (65.6°) | 93.168 |
* All times are local time for Kolkata. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The September equinox (autumnal equinox) in Kolkata is at 6:13 pm on Sunday, September 22, 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: | 86.4% |
Time: | 9:56 am |
Altitude: | -17.0° |
Direction: | 298° NW |
Position: | Waning 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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Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Sep 21 | - | 8:35 am | 7:55 pm | 1:50 am | (83.7°) | 225,007 | 89.1% | |||
Sep 22 | - | 9:42 am | 8:43 pm | 2:46 am | (89.4°) | 227,970 | 80.2% | |||
Sep 23 | - | 10:49 am | 9:37 pm | 3:44 am | (86.5°) | 231,507 | 69.9% | |||
Sep 24 | - | 11:52 am | 10:34 pm | 4:43 am | (84.2°) | 235,281 | 58.9% | |||
Sep 25 | - | 12:50 pm | 11:33 pm | 5:42 am | (83.9°) | 238,992 | 47.8% | |||
Sep 26 | - | 1:41 pm | - | 6:39 am | (85.2°) | 242,408 | 37.1% | |||
Sep 27 | 12:32 am | 2:26 pm | - | 7:31 am | (88.1°) | 245,380 | 27.3% | |||
* 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, Sat, Sep 21, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sat 4:49 am | Sat 5:14 pm | Sat 11:02 am | Difficult to see |
Venus | Sat 7:32 am | Sat 7:02 pm | Sat 1:17 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Fri 11:32 pm | Sat 12:59 pm | Sat 6:16 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Fri 10:14 pm | Sat 11:36 am | Sat 4:55 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Sat 4:52 pm | Sun 4:28 am | Sat 10:40 pm | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Sat 8:36 pm | Sun 9:45 am | Sun 3:11 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Sat 5:30 pm | Sun 5:27 am | Sat 11:28 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Kolkata. |