Kolkata, India Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kolkata (India, West Bengal). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 08:12 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata . All times are shown in Kolkata local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.6%, Maximal illumination for this day: 21.49%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 14:16; remaining time: 11d 6h 4m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:07
Moonset:	22:12

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 450 km
227 080 mi
Kolkata ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 366 km
225 785 mi
View angle: 0.545°

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: 15.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 19 hours, 9 minutes. (≈3.798 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 65°

Kolkata, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 2.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 61.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	05:52:00	06:58:00	08:07:00	09:15:00	10:20:00
Moonset:	20:10:00	21:15:00	22:12:00	23:00:00	23:42:00

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

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