India · 22.56°N, 88.36°E
Daylight hours in Kolkata
Kolkata gets 13h 31m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 10h 45m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 2h 46m across the year. Its summer is in June.
Today in Kolkata
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Kolkata observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day13h 31mJune 21 · 04:53–18:25
Shortest day10h 45mDecember 21 · 06:13–16:58
March equinox12h 06mMarch 20 · 05:42–17:48
Fastest change+1.3 min/dayaround March 20
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 06:17 | 17:04 | 10h 47m |
| February 1 | 06:17 | 17:25 | 11h 08m |
| March 1 | 05:59 | 17:41 | 11h 41m |
| April 1 | 05:30 | 17:52 | 12h 22m |
| May 1 | 05:05 | 18:04 | 12h 59m |
| June 1 | 04:53 | 18:18 | 13h 25m |
| July 1 | 04:56 | 18:26 | 13h 30m |
| August 1 | 05:09 | 18:19 | 13h 10m |
| September 1 | 05:20 | 17:56 | 12h 36m |
| October 1 | 05:29 | 17:26 | 11h 57m |
| November 1 | 05:41 | 17:00 | 11h 19m |
| December 1 | 06:01 | 16:52 | 10h 52m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Kolkata’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Kolkata’s are shortest:
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