Kolkata, India Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kolkata (India, West Bengal). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-04, 20:16 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata . All times are shown in Kolkata local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 64.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 74.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:49; remaining time: 23d 13h 33m 46s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:45
Moonset:	10:01

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 373 592 km
232 139 mi
Kolkata ↔ Moon, nearest point: 373 915 km
232 340 mi
View angle: 0.533°

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: 66.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20 Day, 14 hours, 31 minutes. (≈20.605 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -176°

Kolkata, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -19.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 65.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	20:35:00	21:09:00	21:45:00	22:24:00	23:10:00
Moonset:	08:11:00	09:05:00	10:01:00	11:00:00	12:03:00

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

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