Nepal Standard Time


Nepal Standard Time is the time zone for Nepal. With a time offset from Coordinated Universal Time of UTC+05:45 all over Nepal, it is one of three time zones with a 45-minute offset from UTC.

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 east of Kathmandu.

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.

IANA time zone database

The IANA time [zone database] contains one zone for Nepal in the file zone.tab, named Asia/Kathmandu.