Chennai sky calendar · February 2027
Full moon: Sun, Feb 21. New moon: Sat, Feb 6. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:25 AM, sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:17 PM. 7 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+5:30).
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Wednesday, February 3
Waning crescent
10% lit
Chance of a good view96% · Good
moonlight only (no cloud forecast) · Moon 10% lit
11:50 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky
18° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
- Sunrise
- 6:34 AM
- Sunset
- 6:10 PM
- Moonrise
- 4:00 AM
- Moonset
- 3:28 PM
Dot: chance of a good view (green good, yellow fair, red poor)
Sunrise, sunset and moonrise table
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Feb 1 | 6:35 AM | 6:09 PM | 2:17 AM | 1:46 PM | Waning crescent · 24% |
| Tue, Feb 2 | 6:35 AM | 6:10 PM | 3:10 AM | 2:36 PM | Waning crescent · 16% |
| Wed, Feb 3 | 6:34 AM | 6:10 PM | 4:00 AM | 3:28 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Thu, Feb 4 | 6:34 AM | 6:10 PM | 4:48 AM | 4:20 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Fri, Feb 5 | 6:34 AM | 6:11 PM | 5:33 AM | 5:11 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Sat, Feb 6 | 6:34 AM | 6:11 PM | 6:14 AM | 6:01 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Sun, Feb 7 | 6:34 AM | 6:11 PM | 6:53 AM | 6:49 PM | Waxing crescent · 0% |
| Mon, Feb 8 | 6:33 AM | 6:12 PM | 7:30 AM | 7:36 PM | Waxing crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Feb 9 | 6:33 AM | 6:12 PM | 8:05 AM | 8:23 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Wed, Feb 10 | 6:33 AM | 6:13 PM | 8:41 AM | 9:11 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Thu, Feb 11 | 6:33 AM | 6:13 PM | 9:18 AM | 10:00 PM | Waxing crescent · 20% |
| Fri, Feb 12 | 6:32 AM | 6:13 PM | 9:58 AM | 10:53 PM | Waxing crescent · 29% |
| Sat, Feb 13 | 6:32 AM | 6:13 PM | 10:42 AM | 11:50 PM | Waxing crescent · 39% |
| Sun, Feb 14 | 6:32 AM | 6:14 PM | 11:31 AM | — | First quarter · 49% |
| Mon, Feb 15 | 6:31 AM | 6:14 PM | 12:26 PM | 12:50 AM | Waxing gibbous · 61% |
| Tue, Feb 16 | 6:31 AM | 6:14 PM | 1:28 PM | 1:53 AM | Waxing gibbous · 71% |
| Wed, Feb 17 | 6:30 AM | 6:15 PM | 2:33 PM | 2:56 AM | Waxing gibbous · 81% |
| Thu, Feb 18 | 6:30 AM | 6:15 PM | 3:40 PM | 3:57 AM | Waxing gibbous · 90% |
| Fri, Feb 19 | 6:30 AM | 6:15 PM | 4:44 PM | 4:54 AM | Waxing gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Feb 20 | 6:29 AM | 6:15 PM | 5:46 PM | 5:45 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Sun, Feb 21 | 6:29 AM | 6:16 PM | 6:44 PM | 6:32 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Mon, Feb 22 | 6:28 AM | 6:16 PM | 7:40 PM | 7:16 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Tue, Feb 23 | 6:28 AM | 6:16 PM | 8:34 PM | 7:57 AM | Waning gibbous · 93% |
| Wed, Feb 24 | 6:27 AM | 6:16 PM | 9:27 PM | 8:38 AM | Waning gibbous · 86% |
| Thu, Feb 25 | 6:27 AM | 6:16 PM | 10:21 PM | 9:20 AM | Waning gibbous · 78% |
| Fri, Feb 26 | 6:26 AM | 6:17 PM | 11:15 PM | 10:04 AM | Waning gibbous · 69% |
| Sat, Feb 27 | 6:26 AM | 6:17 PM | — | 10:50 AM | Waning gibbous · 59% |
| Sun, Feb 28 | 6:25 AM | 6:17 PM | 12:09 AM | 11:39 AM | Last quarter · 50% |
Sky events this month
- Wed, Feb 3 11:50 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky18° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
- Sat, Feb 6 9:29 PMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from Chennai
- Thu, Feb 11 5:47 AMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
- Fri, Feb 19 9:14 PMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
- Sat, Feb 20 10:27 AMThe Moon and Jupiter side by side1.1° apart, after sunset
- Sun, Feb 21 4:42 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Chennai
- Sun, Feb 21 4:54 AMFull moon
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).