Current time in Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepal Time
UTC+05:45- Time zone
- Nepal Time · Asia/Kathmandu
- UTC offset now
- UTC+05:45
- Abbreviation
- NPT
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+5:45 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
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- Location
- Bagmati Province, Nepal (capital) · 27.70° N, 85.32° E
- Population
- 1,442,271
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Kathmandu at about 12:04 standard time: the clock runs about 4 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:47 and 12:18 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:08 | 18:14 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:08 | 19:02 | 13h 54m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:52 | 17:59 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 06:50 | 17:13 | 10h 23m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:55–17:52 (11 h 57 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.