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Kolkata sky calendar · August 2027

Full moon: Tue, Aug 17. New moon: Mon, Aug 2, Tue, Aug 31. Sunrise moves from 5:07 AM to 5:18 AM, sunset from 6:17 PM to 5:55 PM. 4 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+5:30).

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August 2027

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Monday, August 2

New moon

0% lit

Chance of a good view100% · Good

moonlight only (no cloud forecast) · Moon 0% lit

  • 3:35 PMNew moon

  • 3:36 PMTotal solar eclipse

    Seen from Kolkata: 6% of the Sun covered. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.

Sunrise
5:08 AM
Sunset
6:17 PM
Moonrise
4:42 AM
Moonset
6:18 PM

Dot: chance of a good view (green good, yellow fair, red poor)

Sunrise, sunset and moonrise table

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sun, Aug 15:07 AM6:17 PM3:32 AM5:28 PMWaning crescent · 2%
Mon, Aug 25:08 AM6:17 PM4:42 AM6:18 PMNew moon · 0%
Tue, Aug 35:08 AM6:16 PM5:51 AM7:02 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Wed, Aug 45:09 AM6:16 PM6:57 AM7:42 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Thu, Aug 55:09 AM6:15 PM8:00 AM8:20 PMWaxing crescent · 12%
Fri, Aug 65:09 AM6:14 PM9:01 AM8:58 PMWaxing crescent · 20%
Sat, Aug 75:10 AM6:14 PM10:00 AM9:36 PMWaxing crescent · 30%
Sun, Aug 85:10 AM6:13 PM10:59 AM10:16 PMWaxing crescent · 40%
Mon, Aug 95:11 AM6:12 PM11:58 AM10:59 PMFirst quarter · 51%
Tue, Aug 105:11 AM6:12 PM12:56 PM11:46 PMWaxing gibbous · 61%
Wed, Aug 115:11 AM6:11 PM1:52 PM—Waxing gibbous · 70%
Thu, Aug 125:12 AM6:10 PM2:45 PM12:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Fri, Aug 135:12 AM6:10 PM3:33 PM1:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Sat, Aug 145:12 AM6:09 PM4:18 PM2:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sun, Aug 155:13 AM6:08 PM4:57 PM3:16 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Mon, Aug 165:13 AM6:07 PM5:33 PM4:09 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Tue, Aug 175:14 AM6:07 PM6:07 PM5:01 AMFull moon · 100%
Wed, Aug 185:14 AM6:06 PM6:38 PM5:52 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Thu, Aug 195:14 AM6:05 PM7:09 PM6:42 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Fri, Aug 205:15 AM6:04 PM7:40 PM7:32 AMWaning gibbous · 92%
Sat, Aug 215:15 AM6:03 PM8:12 PM8:23 AMWaning gibbous · 86%
Sun, Aug 225:15 AM6:03 PM8:48 PM9:16 AMWaning gibbous · 78%
Mon, Aug 235:16 AM6:02 PM9:28 PM10:12 AMWaning gibbous · 69%
Tue, Aug 245:16 AM6:01 PM10:13 PM11:11 AMWaning gibbous · 59%
Wed, Aug 255:16 AM6:00 PM11:06 PM12:13 PMLast quarter · 48%
Thu, Aug 265:17 AM5:59 PM—1:15 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Fri, Aug 275:17 AM5:58 PM12:05 AM2:16 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Sat, Aug 285:17 AM5:57 PM1:11 AM3:13 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Sun, Aug 295:18 AM5:56 PM2:19 AM4:05 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Mon, Aug 305:18 AM5:55 PM3:28 AM4:51 PMWaning crescent · 3%
Tue, Aug 315:18 AM5:55 PM4:35 AM5:33 PMNew moon · 0%

Sky events this month

  • Mon, Aug 2 3:36 PMTotal solar eclipseSeen from Kolkata: 6% of the Sun covered. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
  • Fri, Aug 13Perseids meteor shower peakUp to about 100 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Tue, Aug 17 12:43 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Kolkata
  • Tue, Aug 17 12:59 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).