The globe opens over Chennai (13.1° N, 80.3° E) with the latest satellite clouds and rain radar, and Chennai's place card open: its local time, current weather, sunrise and sunset, the Moon, and any alerts near it.
Below, as the page is served, are the alerts near Chennai and which sources were checked for them, its weather now and over the next day, its air quality, then its day on its own clock (Asia/Kolkata): sunrise, sunset and the length of the day, golden and blue hour, the Moon's phase and when it's up, the coming week's sunsets, and the next full Moon and eclipses seen from Chennai; then what might cross its sky.
Alerts near Chennai
Nothing active near Chennai at GMT+5:30 from what was checked: tropical cyclones, tsunami bulletins, earthquakes, GDACS disaster alerts, satellite fire detections and air quality. Chennai's national weather warnings aren't carried here, so check its national weather service too. This page is not a warning service: in an emergency, follow your local authorities.
Weather over Chennai
- Nowpartly cloudy, 29°C, feels 32°C · wind NE 15 km/h · 77% cloud cover
- Next 24 hourshigh 30°C around , low 26°C around · rain likeliest around , a 62% chance
- Hour by hour 29°C, partly cloudy, 23% chance of rain · 28°C, overcast · 26°C, overcast · 26°C, light drizzle, 50% chance of rain · 26°C, light drizzle, 62% chance of rain · 26°C, overcast, 50% chance of rain · 29°C, light drizzle, 33% chance of rain · 30°C, overcast, 33% chance of rain
- Air qualitymoderate, US AQI 74 · modeled for the area by Copernicus CAMS, not measured by a monitor
From Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), as of GMT+5:30. A forecast, not a warning: for warnings, see the alerts above and your local authorities.
Sun and Moon over Chennai, Sun Nov 8
- Sunrises in the ESE, sets in the WSW, 60° up at its highest at · 11 h 35 min of daylight, 34 s shorter than yesterday
- Golden hourmorning to , evening to
- Blue hourmorning to , evening to
- Twilightfirst light , last light
- Moonnew Moon, 1% lit: rises in the ESE, sets in the WSW
- Next Moonsnew Mon Nov 9 at , full Tue Nov 24 at
- Sunsets aheadMon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri · Sat · Sun
- Next solar eclipse hereAug 2, 2027, partial: 34% of the Sun covered at , 23° up
- Next lunar eclipse hereJul 6, 2028, partial: at its deepest at , 53° up
Times on Chennai's clock (GMT+5:30), worked out with astronomy-engine as this page was served.
Over Chennai
- Next ISS pass you can seeSun Nov 8 to · 11° high · WSW → N · every pass
How to read it
Unlike most of India, Chennai gets most of its rain from the northeast monsoon, from October to December, and Bay of Bengal cyclones come in the same months, as with the floods of December 2015. ISRO launches its rockets from Sriharikota, a short way up the coast. Marina Beach faces east over the bay, the place for sunrise rather than sunset.
Chennai's longest day, around June 21, has 12 hours 54 minutes of daylight, and its shortest, around December 22, has 11 hours 21 minutes.
Sunset in Chennai comes earliest around November 12, at about 17:39, and latest around June 30, at about 18:39. Chennai keeps the same clock all year (Asia/Kolkata), so its sunset drifts with no jump.
Chennai's evening golden hour, the Sun from 6° up to 4° below the horizon, lasts about 40 minutes around the equinoxes; at midsummer about 45 minutes.
Questions
What time is sunset in Chennai today?
The list on this page gives it, worked out for today on Chennai's clock, with the coming week's. Through the year Chennai's sunset moves between about 17:39 and about 18:39.
When is golden hour in Chennai today?
The list gives Chennai's morning and evening golden hours, when the Sun is low and its light warm and long-shadowed, and the blue hours just outside them, on Chennai's clock.
When is the next full Moon in Chennai?
The list gives the date and time on Chennai's clock, with today's phase and when the Moon rises and sets there. It's full at the same moment everywhere on Earth, so what differs in Chennai is only the clock and when the Moon is up.
Are there any alerts near Chennai right now?
This page lists what's active near Chennai as it's served, with who issued it, and says which sources it checked and when, and which it couldn't. It's no warning service: in an emergency in Chennai, follow your local authorities.
What's the weather doing over Chennai right now?
This page gives Chennai's conditions now and its next day hour by hour, with the chance of rain or snow, from Open-Meteo. The globe shows the latest satellite clouds and rain radar over Chennai: drag it to see what's coming.
What is the air quality in Chennai today?
This page gives Chennai's US AQI as it's served, with the EPA's word for its band. It comes from Copernicus's CAMS forecast through Open-Meteo: a model for the area around Chennai rather than a monitor's reading, so a station nearby can differ.
