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What's in the Sky Tonight — Kolkata

Tonight over Kolkata: 2 bright planets are out, a dark Moon.

TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · KOLKATAAs of Jun 17, 2026, 9:55 AM

Sunset6:25 PM

Dark by7:20 PM

Sunrise4:55 AM

Moon6% · Waxing Crescent

Sun & Moon positions computed for Kolkata (22.6°, 88.4°) · times in local time.

Tonight's highlights over Kolkata

4 THINGS UP

The best of what's above Kolkata right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.

COMING UPevents →

The Moon meets Jupiter — The Moon passes about 3.4° from Jupiter — an easy naked-eye pairing. (tonight).

DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →

Dumbbell Nebula (M27) rides about 89° up in the western sky — a binocular target from a dark spot near Kolkata.

GOLDEN HOURsun moon →

Tonight's golden hour over Kolkata runs roughly 5:50 PM–6:38 PM, with true dark from about 7:49 PM.

PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →

Venus, Jupiter are above the horizon over Kolkata tonight — see where and when to look.

Planets visible tonight

PLANETVenusbest ~6:55 PM

LookWNW sky

Height27° up

Appearsextremely bright — the brightest "star" in the sky

PLANETJupiterbest ~6:55 PM

LookWNW sky

Height20° up

Appearsvery bright and steady

The Moon tonight

PhaseWaxing Crescent

Illuminated6% · waxing

Moonrise8:05 AM

Moonset8:55 PM

The Moon is nearly out of the way — dark skies for faint objects.

The Space Station & satellites over you

The roundup above is for Kolkata. For satellite passes we can use your exact spot — tap below to get the next ISS, Starlink-train and bright-satellite passes overhead.

SKY OVER YOU · TONIGHT

What can you see in your sky tonight?

We can work out the next passes of the Space Station, a fresh Starlink “train” and other bright satellites over your exact spot — plus which naked-eye planets are out tonight and where to look. Your location is used only in your browser to do the maths and is never sent anywhere.