Kolkata, India Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kolkata (India, West Bengal). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-30, 06:26 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata . All times are shown in Kolkata local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 96.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.15%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 22:54; remaining time: 1d 16h 28m 14s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:58
Moonset:	03:53

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 190 km
246 181 mi
Kolkata ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 882 km
247 232 mi
View angle: 0.503°

Kolkata on map:

Kolkata

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	22.56263°
Longitude:	88.36304°
Country:	India West Bengal
Population:	4 631 392

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 97.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 5 hours, 14 minutes. (≈13.218 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 18°

Kolkata, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -33°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 270.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-28	2026-04-29	2026-04-30	2026-05-01	2026-05-02
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	15:13:00	16:05:00	16:58:00	17:51:00	18:45:00
Moonset:	02:49:00	03:21:00	03:53:00	04:26:00	05:02:00

Kolkata moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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