Nepal Standard Time
Nepal Standard Time | |
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Time zone | |
UTC offset | |
NPT | UTC+05:45 |
Current time | |
10:50, 4 September 2024 NPT [refresh] | |
Central meridian | |
Date-time group |
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]
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.[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
References
- ^ "A Brief Legal History of Time: Part One of Two". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019.
- ^ a b Gurung, Trishna. "15 minutes of fame". Nepali Times. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Time Zone & Clock Changes in Kathmandu, Nepal". Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Half Hour and 45-Minute Time Zones". www.timeanddate.com.
- ^ "Time Zone & Clock Changes in Kathmandu, Nepal". www.timeanddate.com.
Notes
- ^ 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.
External links
- Current time in Nepal
- Nepali Time & calendar for both PC & Web
- Nepali Time
- Nepali Time
- Nepali Date Today
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