Shimla in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.1044, 77.1666
- Population
- 173 503
- Region
- Himachal Pradesh
- Country
- India, Asia
- Capital
- New Delhi — 275 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
The current local time in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India — time zone Asia/Kolkata (+5:30) — is shown right here.
Shimla, India
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
Local time in Shimla
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:32 AM Solar noon 12:06 PM Sunset 5:41 PM Daylight 11 h 09 min Night 12 h 51 min Civil twilight 6:07 AM – 6:06 PM
Weather in Shimla right now
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Shimla and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 171003 Kaithu — 1.0 km away
- 171004 Ambedkarchowk — 1.4 km away
- 171001 IGMC — 1.4 km away
- 171002 Khalini — 1.4 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Himachal Pradesh
Other places named Shimla
Same time zone — Asia/Kolkata
Nearby places
- Chhota Simla — 2.0 km
- Naldera — 9.2 km
- Patukhar — 14.2 km
- Kothi Ser — 14.3 km
- Bagr — 14.3 km
- Jharog — 14.5 km
Shimla: clock, sun and surroundings
Mail delivery in Shimla relies on 4 postal codes.
Local timekeeping in Shimla uses Asia/Kolkata, equal to UTC+5:30. Summer clock change: No.
Sunrise time for Shimla today is 6:32 AM; sunset time is 5:41 PM. Daylight fills 11 h 09 min.
The clock in nearby Chhota Simla and Naldera follows Shimla.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone covers Shimla?
- Shimla is covered by the Asia/Kolkata time zone, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does Shimla observe a seasonal time shift?
- Daylight saving in Shimla: No.
- When does light leave Shimla?
- Light leaves at 5:41 PM.