Questions about moonrise today
What is the moonrise time today? (Aaj chandrodaya kitne baje hai?)
On Wednesday 11 November 2026, IST: New Delhi 8:35 am, Mumbai 8:28 am, Kolkata 7:33 am and Chennai 7:44 am. Every city has its own time; the table above gives 20 Indian cities, and the moonrise calculator any town.
What is the moonrise time tomorrow?
Tomorrow, Thursday 12 November 2026, in New Delhi: 9:30 am IST. Moonset: 7:28 pm IST. Each city page gives the next 7 days.
Why is the moonrise different in each city?
The Moon rises when it crosses a place's own horizon, and that depends on where the place is. Cities further east see it earlier on the same clock, and latitude changes the angle at which it rises, so across these 20 cities the moonrise on one date is spread over about an hour and a quarter, Kolkata first and Rajkot last.
Which moonrise is used for Sankashti Chaturthi and Karva Chauth?
The one between that day's sunrise and the next sunrise, given in the last column of the table above. The festival pages for Sankashti Chaturthi and Karva Chauth give the moonrise of each fast day by city.
Why is there no moonrise on some dates?
Because the moonrise moves later each day, about once a month it falls just before midnight one night and just after midnight the night after next, so the date in between has no moonrise at all. The table marks such a date "none".
How much of the Moon is lit today?
At moonrise in New Delhi on Wednesday 11 November 2026, 3% of the Moon is lit, on Shukla Dwitiya.
Is the moonrise time here the same for my town?
Only if your town is one of these cities. A town 100 kilometres away can differ by a few minutes. The moonrise calculator gives the time for any town and date.
How are these times worked out?
From the Moon's position in the NASA JPL DE440 tables, for each city's latitude and longitude at sea level: the moment the centre of the Moon crosses the horizon, as seen from the surface of the Earth, cut to the minute. Astronomical almanacs that time the upper edge of the Moon give a time a few minutes earlier.