Nepal Standard Time (NPT) is thetime zone forNepal.[1] With a time offset fromCoordinated Universal Time (UTC) ofUTC+05:45 all over Nepal,[2][3] it is one of only three time zones with a 45-minute offset from UTC.[n 1][4]
| Nepal Standard Time | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | |
| UTC offset | |
| NPT | UTC+05:45 |
| Current time | |
| 22:06, 12 May 2025NPT[refresh] | |
| Centralmeridian | |
| Date-time group | |
Calculation
editNPT is an approximation ofKathmandumean time, which is 5:41:16 ahead ofUTC. The standard meridian passes through the peak ofGaurishankar mountain about 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Kathmandu.[2]
History
editNepal used localsolar time until the year 1920, in Kathmandu UTC+05:41:16. In 1920, Nepal adoptedIndian Standard Time,UTC+05:30. In 1986 Nepal advanced their clocks by 15 minutes, giving them a time zone ofUTC+05:45.[5]
IANA time zone database
editTheIANA time zone database contains one zone for Nepal in the filezone.tab, named Asia/Kathmandu.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"A Brief Legal History of Time: Part One of Two". Bloomberg. Archived fromthe original on 15 April 2019.
- ^abGurung, Trishna."15 minutes of fame".Nepali Times. Archived fromthe original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved3 September 2012.
- ^"Time Zone & Clock Changes in Kathmandu, Nepal". Retrieved18 September 2021.
- ^"Half Hour and 45-Minute Time Zones".www.timeanddate.com.
- ^"Time Zone & Clock Changes in Kathmandu, Nepal".www.timeanddate.com.
Notes
edit- ^The others areChatham Island Standard Time, with an offset ofUTC+12:45, and the unofficialAustralian Central Western Time, with an offset ofUTC+08:45.
External links
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