Dark skies over Kolkata, India

The next moonless night in Kolkata is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 18:12 to 04:28. 4 of the next 30 nights have no Moon at all during full darkness.

Dark here means astronomical darkness (the Sun at least 18° below the horizon) with the Moon below the horizon: the best conditions for faint stars, the Milky Way and astrophotography. Light pollution and weather aren’t included.

Night ofMoon-free dark hoursTotalMoon
Tue 3 Nov18:14–01:016 h 47 min30% lit
Wed 4 Nov18:13–01:577 h 44 min21% lit
Thu 5 Nov18:13–02:528 h 39 min13% lit
Fri 6 Nov18:13–03:469 h 34 min7% lit
Sat 7 Nov18:12–04:2810 h 15 min3% lit
Sun 8 Nov18:12–04:2810 h 16 min0% lit
Mon 9 Nov18:11–04:2910 h 17 min0% lit
Tue 10 Nov18:11–04:2910 h 18 min2% lit
Wed 11 Nov18:13–04:3010 h 17 min6% lit
Thu 12 Nov19:03–04:309 h 27 min11% lit
Fri 13 Nov19:56–04:318 h 34 min17% lit
Sat 14 Nov20:50–04:317 h 41 min25% lit
Sun 15 Nov21:44–04:326 h 48 min34% lit
Mon 16 Nov22:37–04:325 h 55 min43% lit
Tue 17 Nov23:30–04:335 h 03 min53% lit
Wed 18 Nov00:23–04:334 h 11 min62% lit
Thu 19 Nov01:16–04:343 h 18 min72% lit
Fri 20 Nov02:12–04:342 h 23 min81% lit
Sat 21 Nov03:11–04:351 h 24 min89% lit
Sun 22 Nov04:14–04:350 h 22 min95% lit
Mon 23 NovMoon up all night–99% lit
Tue 24 NovMoon up all night–100% lit
Wed 25 NovMoon up all night–98% lit
Thu 26 Nov18:09–18:310 h 22 min93% lit
Fri 27 Nov18:09–19:411 h 32 min86% lit
Sat 28 Nov18:09–20:502 h 40 min77% lit
Sun 29 Nov18:10–21:553 h 45 min67% lit
Mon 30 Nov18:10–22:564 h 46 min56% lit
Tue 1 Dec18:10–23:535 h 43 min45% lit
Wed 2 Dec18:10–00:486 h 38 min34% lit

Times are local to Kolkata (Asia/Kolkata). Each bar runs from midday to midday: grey is full darkness with the Moon up, dark blue is full darkness with no Moon.

Also for Kolkata: when the ISS passes over.

Other cities in India

Computed with astronomy-engine from the Sun’s and Moon’s positions; moonrise and moonset follow the standard almanac definition. Checked against timeanddate.com and the US Naval Observatory for London, November 2026. Updated twice a day.