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Nepal Standard Time (NPT) is the time zone for Nepal. With a time offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of UTC+05:45 all over Nepal, it is one of only three time zones with a 45-minute offset from UTC.

Calculation

NPT is an approximation of Kathmandu mean time, which is 5:41:16 ahead of UTC. The standard meridian passes through the peak of Gaurishankar mountain about 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Kathmandu.

History

Nepal used local solar time until the year 1920, in Kathmandu UTC+05:41:16. In 1920, Nepal adopted Indian Standard Time, UTC+05:30. In 1986 Nepal advanced their clocks by 15 minutes, giving them a time zone of UTC+05:45.

IANA time zone database

The IANA time zone database contains one zone for Nepal in the file zone.tab, named Asia/Kathmandu.

See also

• Date and time notation in Nepal
• UTC+05:40
• UTC+05:45

References

1. "A Brief Legal History of Time: Part One of Two". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019.
2. ^ Gurung, Trishna. "15 minutes of fame". Nepali Times. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
3. "Time Zone & Clock Changes in Kathmandu, Nepal". Retrieved 18 September 2021.
4. "Half Hour and 45-Minute Time Zones". www.timeanddate.com.
5. "Time Zone & Clock Changes in Kathmandu, Nepal". www.timeanddate.com.

Notes

1. The others are Chatham Island Standard Time, with an offset of UTC+12:45, and the unofficial Australian Central Western Time, with an offset of UTC+08:45.

External links

• Current time in Nepal
• Nepali Time & calendar for both PC & Web
• Nepali Time
• Nepali Time

• Nepali Date Today

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