Nepal Standard Time Explained
| Utc: | yes |
| Offset: | +05:45 |
| Initials: | NPT |
| Daylight Savings Use: | no |
Nepal Standard Time (NPT) is the time zone for Nepal.[1] With a time offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of all over Nepal,[2] [3] it is one of only three time zones with a 45-minute offset from UTC.[4] [5]
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 east of Kathmandu.
Nepal used local solar time until 1920, in Kathmandu UTC+05:41:16. In 1920, Nepal adopted Indian Standard Time, . In 1986 Nepal advanced their clocks by 15 minutes, giving them a time zone of .[6]
IANA time zone database
The IANA time zone database contains one zone for Nepal in the file zone.tab, named Asia/Kathmandu.
See also
Notes
- Web site: A Brief Legal History of Time: Part One of Two . Bloomberg. https://web.archive.org/web/20190415013739/https://www.bna.com/part-one-two-n57982065980/. 15 April 2019.
- Web site: Gurung . Trishna . 15 minutes of fame . Nepali Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725100005/http://www.nepalitimes.com.np/issue/155/Heritage/10013 . 25 July 2011 . 3 September 2012.
- Web site: Time Zone & Clock Changes in Kathmandu, Nepal . en . 18 September 2021.
- The others are Chatham Island Standard Time, with an offset of, and the unofficial Australian Central Western Time, with an offset of .
- Web site: Half Hour and 45-Minute Time Zones . www.timeanddate.com.
- Web site: Time Zone & Clock Changes in Kathmandu, Nepal . www.timeanddate.com.
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