How the light changes today

Each colour is a stage of the sky, from full night to full daylight and back. The marker is the time in Kolkata right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn04:22
Nautical dawn04:48
Civil dawn · blue hour05:15
Golden hour begins05:24
Sunrise05:38
Golden hour ends06:08

Solar noon

11:20

Sun 55.0° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins16:32
Sunset17:03
Golden hour ends · blue hour17:17
Civil dusk17:26
Nautical dusk17:52
Astronomical dusk18:18

What do civil, nautical and astronomical twilight mean? Read the guide →

Where the sun rises and sets

Directions from Kolkata today. The shaded fans show how far sunrise and sunset swing between June and December; the dot is the sun right now.

Sunrise at 05:38In June it rises at 64° ENE, in December at 115° ESE103° ESE

Sunset at 17:03In June it sets at 296° WNW, in December at 245° WSW257° WSW

Coming up in Kolkata

Days are getting shorter

−1.1 min a day

Shortest day 22 Dec, in 57 days

Sunrise and sunset on any date

Pick a day of 2026 to see its sunrise, sunset and daylight in Kolkata.

Choose a date

Sunday, 21 June 2026

Sunrise04:53

Sunset18:24

Daylight13 h 31 min

First light (civil dawn): 04:28 · Last light (civil dusk): 18:49
Moon 46% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

100% lit · 15.1 days old

Moonrise: 16:59
Moonset: 05:31
Full moon: today
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Sun
54%

Today in Kolkata

Today the sun rises over Kolkata at 05:38 and sets at 17:03, giving 11 h 25 min of daylight.

Across 2026 the day length in Kolkata swings by 2 h 46 min, from 10 h 45 min on 22 December to 13 h 31 min on 21 June.

The moon is waning tonight, 100% lit.

A year of daylight in Kolkata

Every column is one day of 2026, from midnight at the top to midnight at the bottom. Hover or drag across it to read any day.

Longest day

13 h 31 min

21 June

Shortest day

10 h 45 min

22 December

Earliest sunrise

04:51

7 June, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

18:25

3 July

Today Sunrise 05:38 Sunset 17:03 Daylight 11 h 25 min Dark from 18:18

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Kolkata, season by season

Through the year

Earliest sunset of the year: 16:51 on 27 November, 25 days before the shortest day.
Latest sunrise: 06:19 on 15 January, 24 days after the shortest day.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 16:32–17:17, with the sun low in the west (256°).
Blue hour right after: 17:17–17:26.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 16:32 today to 16:28 on 1 November.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 05:24–06:09.

Kolkata compared with other cities

How much daylight each city gets between the shortest and the longest day of 2026.

Delhi, on the same clock, sees the sun rise 51 min later than Kolkata today.

On 21 June Chennai gets 37 min less daylight than Kolkata, and on 21 December 36 min more.

KolkataThis page

10 h 45 min – 13 h 31 min

Dhaka245 km away

10 h 40 min – 13 h 36 min

Delhi1,304 km away

10 h 19 min – 13 h 58 min

Chennai1,356 km away

11 h 21 min – 12 h 54 min

Pune1,575 km away

11 h 1 min – 13 h 15 min

Each bar runs from the shortest to the longest day of the year.

October 2026 in Kolkata

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of the month. The bar shows where the daylight falls in the 24 hours.

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of October 2026 in Kolkata, IN.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	05:28	17:24	11 h 56 min	−2 min
2Fri	05:28	17:23	11 h 55 min	−1 min
3Sat	05:29	17:22	11 h 54 min	−1 min
4Sun	05:29	17:21	11 h 53 min	−1 min
5Mon	05:29	17:21	11 h 51 min	−2 min
6Tue	05:30	17:20	11 h 50 min	−1 min
7Wed	05:30	17:19	11 h 49 min	−1 min
8Thu	05:30	17:18	11 h 47 min	−2 min
9Fri	05:31	17:17	11 h 46 min	−1 min
10Sat	05:31	17:16	11 h 45 min	−1 min
11Sun	05:31	17:15	11 h 44 min	−1 min
12Mon	05:32	17:14	11 h 42 min	−2 min
13Tue	05:32	17:13	11 h 41 min	−1 min
14Wed	05:33	17:12	11 h 40 min	−1 min
15Thu	05:33	17:12	11 h 39 min	−1 min
16Fri	05:33	17:11	11 h 37 min	−2 min
17Sat	05:34	17:10	11 h 36 min	−1 min
18Sun	05:34	17:09	11 h 35 min	−1 min
19Mon	05:35	17:08	11 h 34 min	−1 min
20Tue	05:35	17:07	11 h 32 min	−2 min
21Wed	05:35	17:07	11 h 31 min	−1 min
22Thu	05:36	17:06	11 h 30 min	−1 min
23Fri	05:36	17:05	11 h 29 min	−1 min
24Sat	05:37	17:04	11 h 28 min	−1 min
25Sun	05:37	17:04	11 h 26 min	−2 min
26Mon	05:38	17:03	11 h 25 min	−1 min
27Tue	05:38	17:02	11 h 24 min	−1 min
28Wed	05:39	17:02	11 h 23 min	−1 min
29Thu	05:39	17:01	11 h 22 min	−1 min
30Fri	05:40	17:00	11 h 21 min	−1 min
31Sat	05:40	17:00	11 h 19 min	−2 min

Common questions about the sun in Kolkata

What time does the sun rise in Kolkata?

Today the sun rises in Kolkata at 05:38, local time.

What time does the sun set in Kolkata?

Today the sun sets in Kolkata at 17:03, local time.

How long is the day in Kolkata today?

Kolkata gets 11 h 25 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Kolkata?

The longest day of 2026 in Kolkata is 21 June, with 13 h 31 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waning over Kolkata tonight, 100% lit.

Where does the sun rise in Kolkata?

Today it rises in the east (103°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (64°) in June to the south-east (115°) in December.

When is golden hour in Kolkata today?

In the morning from 05:24 to 06:08, and in the evening from 16:32 to 17:17.

When is the earliest sunset in Kolkata?

On 27 November, at 16:51. It comes 25 days before the shortest day, which is 22 December.

Cities at the same latitude as Kolkata

At a similar latitude the day lasts almost the same on any date; the clock time of sunrise and sunset still depends on each time zone.

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Sunrise and sunset in Kolkata