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][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
12:21, 28 May 2025 NPT [refresh]
Central meridian
Date-time group

Time zones of South Asia, with Nepal Standard Time indicated

Calculation

NPT is an approximation of Kathmandu mean time, which is 5 hours, 41 minutes, and 16 seconds ahead of UTC. The standard meridian passes through the peak of Gaurishankar mountain about 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Kathmandu.^[2]

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.^[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
• UTC+05:40
• UTC+05:45