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Asia/Kathmandu

Asia/Kathmandu is the IANA time zone for Nepal.

UTC+05:45

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+5:45 NPT

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC+05:45
Rule
No daylight saving time: UTC+5:45 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in the next three years.

Names

Generic name
Nepal Time
Abbreviation
NPT
Long name
Nepal Time
Aliases
Asia/Katmandu (old ids that resolve to Asia/Kathmandu)

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Kathmandu' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('Asia/Kathmandu')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'Asia/Kathmandu';

Cities in Asia/Kathmandu

Also in this zone: Pokhara, Bharatpur, Pātan, Birgañj, Biratnagar, Dhangaḍhi̇̄, Hetauda, Janakpur, Butwāl, Dharān, Nepalgunj, Birendranagar, Madhyapur Thimi, Lahān, Dipayal, Dhankutā.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–1985: UTC+5:30
  • 1986–2026: UTC+5:45

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