Indonesia · WIB
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Semarang, 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 Semarang 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 Semarang 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 Semarang lines up with 09:00–12:00 in London. There is a 2-hour difference between Semarang 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 Semarang 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 Semarang.
Practical Info
Semarang (Indonesia) is home to roughly 1.7M people. Today brings about 11.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:48, sunset at 17:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+7 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 7° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Indonesia
Capital
Jakarta
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
WIB · Asia/Jakarta
Coordinates
6.97°S, 110.42°E
Currency
IDR (Rp)
Calling Code
+62
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Indonesian
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Sam Poo Kong in Semarang honours Zheng He, the Ming admiral who was Muslim and whose fleet reached Java in the early 1400s. The temple is Chinese in form and is visited by Buddhists, Muslims and Christians alike.
The clock: Semarang keeps UTC+7. Parts of the old city are sinking at up to 10 cm a year, among the fastest subsidence rates in the world.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
5h overlap