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Shimla

UTC+5:30

India · IST

Summer
06:14:31Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 05:18↓ 19:3024:00
Sunrise
05:18
Sunset
19:30
Daylight
14.2hrs
Population
170K
Season
Summer
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Shimla, India runs on UTC+5:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5:30 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 9.5-hour difference between Shimla 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 4.5-hour difference between Shimla and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4.5 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 13:30–18:00 in Shimla lines up with 09:00–13:30 in London. There is a 3.5-hour difference between Shimla and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5.5 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:30 in Shimla lines up with 12:30–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Shimla.

Practical Info

Shimla (India) is home to roughly 170K people. Today brings about 14.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:18, sunset at 19:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5:30 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 31° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

Flag

India

India

Capital

New Delhi

Continent

Asia

Time Zone

IST · Asia/Kolkata

Coordinates

31.10°N, 77.17°E

Currency

INR (₹)

Calling Code

+91

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Hindi, English

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Summer Capital in the Mountains

The British moved the entire government of India to Shimla each summer from 1864 to 1939 — files, clerks and all — a 1,700 km relocation twice a year to escape the heat of the plains.

The clock: Shimla keeps UTC+5:30 at about 2,200 metres. The Kalka–Shimla railway climbs 1,500 metres through 102 tunnels and is a UNESCO site.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

6.5h overlap
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