29 AUG 2026

moon phase today in kolkata: waning gibbous, 98% illuminated

waning gibbous — 98% illum — kolkata
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tonight
29 AUG 2026
current cycle

12 aug

11 sept

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current phase
waning gibbous
illum 98%
dist 385,439 km
size 99.7%
sign pisces → aries

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current cycle

cycle #32912 AUG — 11 SEPT
selected day29 AUG 2026

selected day — light, position, moon times

phase
waning gibbous · retreating
illum
98.3%
age
16.18 days
rise
18:32
set
06:02
tonight's pathkolkata
+60°+30°0°-30°-60°0006121824moonsunrise18:32 · 91°Eset06:02 · 265°W
time17:30· now
altitude-13.9°
azimuth86° E
illuminated98.3%
positionunder horizon

this chart shows where the moon sits in the sky across the day. the line above the horizon means the moon is up and you can see it; below means it has dipped out of sight. the dashed line is the sun, drawn for comparison so you can see when day and night are. drag across the chart to scrub through the hours.

distance & size

dist
385,439 km
dist Δ
0.3% farther
size
99.7% of mean

position

alt / az
-14° / 86°
sign
pisces
→ sign
aries 23:30

sun

sunrise
05:19
sunset
17:58
day length
12h 39m
golden
17:28
blue
18:21

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moon phase today in kolkata

the moon is currently in a waning gibbous phase, 98% illuminated, in the sign of pisces. it is about average size, at a distance of 385,439 km from earth.

from kolkata, the moon rises at 18:32 and sets at 06:02. the sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 17:58.

this is lunation #329. the next full moon is on fri, 28 aug 2026 and the next new moon on fri, 11 sept 2026.

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