Sunrise, Sunset & Solar Noon in Kolkata
Daily and year-round sun times for Kolkata (22.5726°, 88.3639°) — Asia/Kolkata.
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Pick another date or fine-tune the locationReference times for 2026 — the 1st of each month, plus solstices, equinoxes and key dates
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Solar noon | Max sun | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day January 1 | 6:16 AM | 5:03 PM | 11:39 AM | 44.4° | 10h 47m |
| February February 1 | 6:15 AM | 5:24 PM | 11:50 AM | 50.3° | 11h 9m |
| March March 1 | 5:58 AM | 5:39 PM | 11:48 AM | 59.8° | 11h 42m |
| March equinox March 20 | 5:40 AM | 5:47 PM | 11:44 AM | 67.2° | 12h 6m |
| April April 1 | 5:29 AM | 5:51 PM | 11:40 AM | 71.9° | 12h 22m |
| May May 1 | 5:04 AM | 6:03 PM | 11:33 AM | 82.4° | 12h 59m |
| June June 1 | 4:51 AM | 6:17 PM | 11:34 AM | 89.5° | 13h 25m |
| June solstice June 20 | 4:52 AM | 6:23 PM | 11:38 AM | 89.1° | 13h 31m |
| July July 1 | 4:55 AM | 6:25 PM | 11:40 AM | 89.5° | 13h 30m |
| July 4 (Independence Day) July 4 | 4:56 AM | 6:25 PM | 11:40 AM | 89.7° | 13h 29m |
| August August 1 | 5:07 AM | 6:17 PM | 11:42 AM | 85.5° | 13h 10m |
| September September 1 | 5:19 AM | 5:54 PM | 11:36 AM | 75.8° | 12h 35m |
| September equinox September 22 | 5:25 AM | 5:33 PM | 11:29 AM | 67.8° | 12h 9m |
| October October 1 | 5:27 AM | 5:24 PM | 11:26 AM | 64.3° | 11h 57m |
| November November 1 | 5:40 AM | 4:59 PM | 11:20 AM | 53.1° | 11h 19m |
| December December 1 | 5:59 AM | 4:51 PM | 11:25 AM | 45.7° | 10h 51m |
| December solstice December 21 | 6:11 AM | 4:56 PM | 11:34 AM | 44.0° | 10h 45m |
In Kolkata, the longest day is the June solstice (13h 31m of daylight) and the shortest is the December solstice (10h 45m).
Solar noon in Kolkata is around 11:38 AM near the June solstice and 11:34 AM near the December solstice — rarely exactly 12:00, because the city sits away from the exact centre of its timezone, daylight saving time shifts the clock where observed, and the equation of time moves the Sun's transit by up to 16 minutes.
Sunrise and sunset across 2026, in local standard time
The shaded band is daylight; the upper edge is sunrise and the lower edge is sunset. Plotted in standard time, so the daylight-saving shift is shown as dates above rather than a jump in the curve.
These sunrise, sunset, and solar-noon times for Kolkata are computed with the NOAA solar position algorithm from the city's latitude (22.5726°) and longitude (88.3639°), then converted to local time in the Asia/Kolkata timezone. Today's figures update automatically in your browser; the year-round table is a fixed reference so the page stays fast and consistent.
Solar noon is the moment the Sun crosses Kolkata's meridian and reaches its highest point in the sky — not necessarily 12:00 on the clock. The offset comes from the city's position within its timezone plus the equation of time, a correction for Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt that can move solar noon up to 16 minutes either side of clock noon. The max sun altitude is how high the Sun climbs at that moment.
The direction of sunrise and sunset swings north and south through the year: near the June solstice the Sun rises in the north-east and sets in the north-west; near the December solstice it rises and sets well to the south. Day length changes because of Earth's 23.5° axial tilt — around the June solstice the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the Sun for its longest days; around the December solstice it tilts away for its shortest. At the equinoxes day and night are close to equal everywhere.
What time is solar noon in Kolkata?
Solar noon in Kolkata — when the Sun is at its highest point — is around 11:38 AM local time near the June solstice and around 11:34 AM near the December solstice. It is rarely exactly 12:00 because of Kolkata's longitude within its timezone, daylight saving time where observed, and the equation of time, which shifts the Sun's transit by up to 16 minutes over the year.
How high does the Sun get in Kolkata?
The Sun's maximum altitude (its height above the horizon at solar noon) in Kolkata reaches about 89.1° at the June solstice and only about 44.0° at the December solstice. The higher the Sun climbs, the more intense the daylight and the shorter the shadows.
When is the longest day of the year in Kolkata?
Kolkata's longest day is the June solstice (2026-06-20), with about 13h 31m of daylight — sunrise 4:52 AM and sunset 6:23 PM.
When is the shortest day of the year in Kolkata?
The shortest day is the December solstice (2026-12-21), with roughly 10h 45m of daylight — sunrise 6:11 AM and sunset 4:56 PM.