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Shan State, Myanmar

Shan State observes Myanmar Time at UTC+6:30. Clocks stay on that offset throughout the year because Myanmar has no daylight saving time, including in Taunggyi, Lashio, Kengtung, Muse, and Tachileik.

Yawnghwe, Myanmar

9:10:34 AM

Saturday, 7 November 2026

UTC+6:30 · Asia/Yangon

Time and sun data for Yawnghwe — the largest city of Shan State

The sun in Yawnghwe

Sunrise 6:08 AM Solar noon 11:47 AM Sunset 5:26 PM Daylight 11 h 17 min Night 12 h 43 min Civil twilight 5:45 AM – 5:49 PM

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Current time in Shan State, Myanmar

Shan State observes Myanmar Time at UTC+6:30. Clocks stay on that offset throughout the year because Myanmar has no daylight saving time, including in Taunggyi, Lashio, Kengtung, Muse, and Tachileik. Shan State borders countries whose official clocks differ from Myanmar’s. Crossing an international boundary can therefore require a time adjustment even when the places are geographically close. Travel within Shan State itself never requires such a change.

The thirty-minute offset is particularly easy to overlook in digital meeting invitations entered manually. A reliable conversion should use Myanmar Time as UTC plus six hours and thirty minutes and should retain the destination’s date. Devices set to automatic time normally apply the zone selected by the user or network.

A mountain road can turn back on itself many times; Shan State’s clock, more helpfully, does not.

Key cities of the highlands and borderlands

Taunggyi is the state capital and a principal reference for time in Shan State. Other cities connect northern, eastern, and border areas. Their commercial relationships may reach across national frontiers, but their official local time remains Myanmar Time.

Taunggyi is the administrative capital in southern Shan State. Lashio is a major centre in the north. Kengtung, also written Kyaingtong, is an important eastern city. Muse stands near the border with China.

Tachileik lies beside the border with Thailand. City spellings can vary because Myanmar place names are transliterated into the Latin alphabet in more than one way. That variation does not affect time-zone identification. When booking transport or accommodation, match the location as well as the spelling.

Sunrise, elevation, and local horizons

Sunrise times differ across Shan State because the state covers a wide area. Longitude changes when the Sun reaches a location’s meridian, latitude shapes seasonal daylight, and the selected calendar date completes the calculation.

Mountainous terrain adds another distinction between calculated and visible sunrise. An astronomical listing uses an idealized horizon, while a ridge can keep a valley shaded after the listed moment. A high viewpoint may see direct sunlight sooner than a nearby settlement below it.

For an early journey, consult both dawn and sunrise. Dawn provides increasing ambient light before the Sun appears, but fog, cloud, and terrain can reduce visibility. Use a city-specific daily value instead of assuming that sunrise in Taunggyi exactly matches sunrise in Muse or Tachileik.

Questions and answers

Does all of Shan State use one time zone?: Yes. The entire state uses Myanmar Time, UTC+6:30.
Is Tachileik time the same as time across the Thai border?: Not necessarily. Official time changes at the international border because Myanmar and Thailand use different UTC offsets.
Does elevation change the official sunrise calculation?: Standard listings primarily use coordinates and date, but elevation and surrounding mountains can change when an observer actually sees the Sun.