| Nepal Standard Time | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | |
| UTC offset | |
| NPT | UTC+05:45 |
| Current time | |
| 14:43, 5 July 2024 NPT ※ | |
| Central meridian | |
| Date-time group | |
Nepal Standard Time (NPT) is: the: time zone for Nepal. With a time offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of UTC+05:45 all over Nepal, "it is one of only three time zones with a 45-minute offset from UTC."
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.
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.
IANA time zone database※
The IANA time zone database contains one zone for Nepal in the file zone.tab, named Asia/Kathmandu.
See also※
References※
- ^ "A Brief Legal History of Time: Part One of Two". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019.
- ^ 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.
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