About Nepal Time
- Standard offset
- UTC+5:45
- Abbreviation
- NPT
- Observes DST
- No
Used in: Nepal.
Nepal keeps perhaps the most unusual mainstream clock in the world: not a whole hour, not even a half, but forty-five minutes past the hour. The offset was chosen to line the national clock up with the meridian over Gauri Shankar, a Himalayan peak northeast of Kathmandu, setting Nepali time deliberately fifteen minutes apart from India's and giving the country a clock unmistakably its own.
Daylight saving time
Nepal Time does not observe daylight saving time — it stays at UTC+5:45 all year.
See the daylight saving time page for transition dates across every time zone.
Daylight today
Sun times at the representative location for Nepal Time.
- Sunrise
- 5:09 AM
- Sunset
- 6:58 PM
- Day length
- 13h 49m
Major cities in Nepal Time
The current local time in these cities matches Nepal Time.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Nepal Time (NPT)?
- Nepal Time (NPT) is UTC+5:45 year-round — a rare quarter-hour offset, set 15 minutes off neighboring India to keep a clock of its own.
- What is NPT in UTC?
- NPT is UTC+5:45, the same all year.
- Does Nepal Time observe daylight saving time?
- No. Nepal Time stays at UTC+5:45 year-round.