What time is sunset in Shimla today?

Sunset in Shimla is at 5:59 PM local time (Asia/Kolkata) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Shimla?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:19 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:58 AM.

Moonrise in Shimla is at 2:44 AM and moonset is at 4:03 PM local time.

Shimla is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Asia/Kolkata · 31.10°N, 77.17°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:18 AM
Sunset	5:59 PM
Day length	11 h 41 min
End of civil twilight	6:23 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:51 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:19 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 20 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 39 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:58 AM

Moonrise	2:44 AM
Moonset	4:03 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.43°N, 133.32°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:28 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:17 AM	6:59 PM	1:38 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:22 AM	6:37 PM	1:30 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	12:56 AM	2:42 PM	7:49 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:11 AM	3:30 PM	8:51 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:54 PM	6:10 AM	12:04 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 61° toward the S.

Aurora near poles only. Shimla is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.