Nepal Standard Time

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. (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.)[3]

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

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

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 Jul 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.


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