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The Moon as seen from Chennai

As seen from Chennai at its highest, 6:22 AM (top = overhead)

Monday, November 2, 2026 · GMT+5:30

Moonrise and Moonset in Chennai

In Chennai, India, there is no moonrise and sets at 12:52 PM today. It is a Last Quarter, 48% lit, reaching 85° above the horizon at 6:22 AM.

–Moonrise
12:52 PMMoonset
Below horizonMoon right now
6:02 AMSunrise
5:41 PMSunset
5 hours 53 minMoon-free darkness tonight

Moonrise and moonset in Chennai: next 30 days

In Chennai today, the Moon does not rise and sets at 12:52 PM (local time, GMT+5:30). The table runs from Mon, Nov 2 to Tue, Dec 1.

DateMoonriseHighestMoonsetPhaseLit
Mon, Nov 2 – 6:22 AM 85° 12:52 PM Last Quarter 48%
Tue, Nov 3 12:47 AM 7:13 AM 90° 1:35 PM Waning Crescent 37%
Wed, Nov 4 1:41 AM 8:00 AM 84° 2:15 PM Waning Crescent 26%
Thu, Nov 5 2:32 AM 8:44 AM 77° 2:54 PM Waning Crescent 17%
Fri, Nov 6 3:22 AM 9:28 AM 71° 3:32 PM Waning Crescent 10%
Sat, Nov 7 4:12 AM 10:12 AM 65° 4:10 PM Waning Crescent 5%
Sun, Nov 8 5:02 AM 10:58 AM 59° 4:51 PM Waning Crescent 1%
Mon, Nov 9 5:54 AM 11:45 AM 55° 5:34 PM New Moon 0%
Tue, Nov 10 6:47 AM 12:34 PM 52° 6:20 PM Waxing Crescent 1%
Wed, Nov 11 7:40 AM 1:25 PM 49° 7:09 PM Waxing Crescent 4%
Thu, Nov 12 8:33 AM 2:16 PM 49° 8:00 PM Waxing Crescent 9%
Fri, Nov 13 9:24 AM 3:07 PM 49° 8:52 PM Waxing Crescent 15%
Sat, Nov 14 10:12 AM 3:57 PM 51° 9:44 PM Waxing Crescent 23%
Sun, Nov 15 10:57 AM 4:45 PM 54° 10:34 PM Waxing Crescent 31%
Mon, Nov 16 11:38 AM 5:30 PM 59° 11:24 PM Waxing Crescent 41%
Tue, Nov 17 12:17 PM 6:13 PM 64° – First Quarter 51%
Wed, Nov 18 12:54 PM 6:56 PM 69° 12:12 AM Waxing Gibbous 61%
Thu, Nov 19 1:31 PM 7:39 PM 75° 1:01 AM Waxing Gibbous 71%
Fri, Nov 20 2:09 PM 8:23 PM 82° 1:49 AM Waxing Gibbous 80%
Sat, Nov 21 2:49 PM 9:10 PM 88° 2:40 AM Waxing Gibbous 88%
Sun, Nov 22 3:33 PM 10:01 PM 86° 3:34 AM Waxing Gibbous 95%
Mon, Nov 23 4:23 PM 10:58 PM 81° 4:33 AM Waxing Gibbous 99%
Tue, Nov 24 5:19 PM – 5:36 AM Full Moon 100%
Wed, Nov 25 6:21 PM 12:00 AM 77° 6:43 AM Full Moon 100%
Thu, Nov 26 7:28 PM 1:06 AM 75° 7:51 AM Waning Gibbous 98%
Fri, Nov 27 8:36 PM 2:13 AM 76° 8:56 AM Waning Gibbous 93%
Sat, Nov 28 9:41 PM 3:17 AM 79° 9:55 AM Waning Gibbous 85%
Sun, Nov 29 10:41 PM 4:16 AM 83° 10:47 AM Waning Gibbous 75%
Mon, Nov 30 11:37 PM 5:09 AM 89° 11:34 AM Waning Gibbous 64%
Tue, Dec 1 – 5:58 AM 85° 12:15 PM Last Quarter 53%

Local time in Chennai (Asia/Kolkata), daylight saving applied. Coordinates 13.09°, 80.28°, sea-level horizon. A dash means the Moon does not rise or set on that calendar day. Why the moon rises later each day explains why.

Darkest hours in Chennai tonight

In Chennai tonight, the sky is dark and free of moonlight from 6:54 PM to 12:47 AM, when the Sun is more than 18° below the horizon and the Moon is down. Astronomical darkness runs from 6:54 PM to 4:50 AM, and with the Moon 40% lit it leaves 5 hours 53 min of moon-free dark sky in all. See the best moon phase for stargazing.

Back to all moonrise and moonset times or see the moon phase calendar.