Kolkata sky calendar · April 2027
Full moon: Wed, Apr 21. New moon: Wed, Apr 7. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:05 AM, sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:02 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+5:30).
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Thursday, April 15
Waxing gibbous
65% lit
Chance of a good view77% · Good
moonlight only (no cloud forecast) · Moon 65% lit
7:48 PMThe Moon and Jupiter side by side
0.9° apart, after sunset
- Sunrise
- 5:16 AM
- Sunset
- 5:56 PM
- Moonrise
- 12:35 PM
- Moonset
- 1:13 AM
Dot: chance of a good view (green good, yellow fair, red poor)
Sunrise, sunset and moonrise table
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Apr 1 | 5:29 AM | 5:51 PM | 1:51 AM | 12:58 PM | Waning crescent · 30% |
| Fri, Apr 2 | 5:28 AM | 5:52 PM | 2:28 AM | 1:51 PM | Waning crescent · 21% |
| Sat, Apr 3 | 5:27 AM | 5:52 PM | 3:02 AM | 2:43 PM | Waning crescent · 14% |
| Sun, Apr 4 | 5:26 AM | 5:52 PM | 3:35 AM | 3:35 PM | Waning crescent · 8% |
| Mon, Apr 5 | 5:25 AM | 5:53 PM | 4:07 AM | 4:28 PM | Waning crescent · 3% |
| Tue, Apr 6 | 5:25 AM | 5:53 PM | 4:40 AM | 5:22 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Wed, Apr 7 | 5:24 AM | 5:53 PM | 5:14 AM | 6:19 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Thu, Apr 8 | 5:23 AM | 5:54 PM | 5:52 AM | 7:19 PM | Waxing crescent · 2% |
| Fri, Apr 9 | 5:22 AM | 5:54 PM | 6:34 AM | 8:22 PM | Waxing crescent · 6% |
| Sat, Apr 10 | 5:21 AM | 5:54 PM | 7:23 AM | 9:27 PM | Waxing crescent · 13% |
| Sun, Apr 11 | 5:20 AM | 5:55 PM | 8:18 AM | 10:31 PM | Waxing crescent · 21% |
| Mon, Apr 12 | 5:19 AM | 5:55 PM | 9:20 AM | 11:31 PM | Waxing crescent · 31% |
| Tue, Apr 13 | 5:18 AM | 5:56 PM | 10:25 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 42% |
| Wed, Apr 14 | 5:17 AM | 5:56 PM | 11:30 AM | 12:25 AM | First quarter · 54% |
| Thu, Apr 15 | 5:16 AM | 5:56 PM | 12:35 PM | 1:13 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Fri, Apr 16 | 5:16 AM | 5:57 PM | 1:37 PM | 1:56 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Sat, Apr 17 | 5:15 AM | 5:57 PM | 2:37 PM | 2:35 AM | Waxing gibbous · 84% |
| Sun, Apr 18 | 5:14 AM | 5:57 PM | 3:36 PM | 3:12 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Mon, Apr 19 | 5:13 AM | 5:58 PM | 4:34 PM | 3:47 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Tue, Apr 20 | 5:12 AM | 5:58 PM | 5:32 PM | 4:23 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Wed, Apr 21 | 5:11 AM | 5:59 PM | 6:31 PM | 5:01 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Apr 22 | 5:11 AM | 5:59 PM | 7:30 PM | 5:42 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Fri, Apr 23 | 5:10 AM | 5:59 PM | 8:28 PM | 6:27 AM | Waning gibbous · 94% |
| Sat, Apr 24 | 5:09 AM | 6:00 PM | 9:24 PM | 7:15 AM | Waning gibbous · 88% |
| Sun, Apr 25 | 5:08 AM | 6:00 PM | 10:16 PM | 8:07 AM | Waning gibbous · 82% |
| Mon, Apr 26 | 5:08 AM | 6:01 PM | 11:03 PM | 9:00 AM | Waning gibbous · 74% |
| Tue, Apr 27 | 5:07 AM | 6:01 PM | 11:46 PM | 9:55 AM | Waning gibbous · 65% |
| Wed, Apr 28 | 5:06 AM | 6:01 PM | — | 10:48 AM | Waning gibbous · 56% |
| Thu, Apr 29 | 5:05 AM | 6:02 PM | 12:25 AM | 11:41 AM | Last quarter · 46% |
| Fri, Apr 30 | 5:05 AM | 6:02 PM | 1:00 AM | 12:33 PM | Waning crescent · 37% |
Sky events this month
- Thu, Apr 15 7:48 PMThe Moon and Jupiter side by side0.9° apart, after sunset
- Wed, Apr 21 3:57 AMFull moon
- Thu, Apr 22Lyrids meteor shower peakUp to about 18 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).