Nepal Standard Time

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Nepal Standard Time
Time zone
UTC offset
NPTUTC+05:45
Current time
06:13, 15 July 2024 NPT [refresh]
Central meridian
Date-time group
Time zones of South Asia, with Nepal Standard Time indicated.

Nepal Standard Time (NPT) is the time zone for Nepal.[1] With a time offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of 45 all over Nepal,[2][3] it is one of only three time zones with a 45-minute offset from UTC.[n 1][4]

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, 30. In 1986 Nepal advanced their clocks by 15 minutes, giving them a time zone of 45.[5]

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
  • 40
  • 45

References

Notes

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

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