Indonesia · WIB
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Palembang, Indonesia runs on UTC+7. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+7 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 11-hour difference between Palembang and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 6-hour difference between Palembang and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Palembang lines up with 09:00–12:00 in London. There is a 2-hour difference between Palembang and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–16:00 in Palembang lines up with 11:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Bangkok, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Palembang.
Practical Info
Palembang (Indonesia) is home to roughly 1.7M people. Today brings about 11.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:06, sunset at 18:00. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+7 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 3° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Indonesia
Capital
Jakarta
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
WIB · Asia/Jakarta
Coordinates
2.99°S, 104.76°E
Currency
IDR (Rp)
Calling Code
+62
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Indonesian
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Palembang was the centre of Srivijaya, a maritime power that dominated the Strait of Malacca from roughly the 7th to the 13th century and controlled much of the trade between India and China.
The clock: Palembang keeps UTC+7. Its Ampera Bridge, opened in 1965, was built with Japanese war reparations and originally had a liftable central span.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
5h overlap