Nepal Standard Time

Not to be confused with Newfoundland Standard Time (NST).

Nepal Standard Time (NPT) is the time zone for Nepal.^[1] With a time offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of UTC+05:45 all over Nepal,^[2] it is one of only three time zones with a 45-minute offset from UTC.^{[n 1][3]}

Nepal Standard Time
Time zone
UTC offset
NPT	UTC+05:45
Current time
07:58, 10 January 2023 NPT [refresh]
Central meridian
Date-time group

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.^[2]

Nepal used local solar time until 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.^[4]

See also

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

References

1. . Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019.
2. Gurung, Trishna. . Nepali Times. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
3. "Half Hour and 45-Minute Time Zones". www.timeanddate.com.
4. "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

• Nepali Time & calendar for both PC & Web
• Nepali calendar
• Nepali Time
• Nepali Time
• Nepali Time and Date with Calendar
• Current time in Nepal