NPT — Nepal Time
NPT is Nepal Time, 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of UTC. It is a fixed offset: unlike a time zone, it does not change with the season — the zones that use it switch to a different abbreviation instead.
Current time in NPT
13:31
Sunday, 2 August 2026
NPT = UTC+5:45 · 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of UTC
Shown for 2 Aug 2026 07:46 UTC. The clock goes live as soon as scripts load.
UTC offset
UTC+5:45
Type
Standard time
Seasonal counterpart
None
The zones using it do not change their clocks
Meanings
1
Unambiguous
Is NPT in force right now?
A zone only carries this abbreviation for part of the year. This is which of them were on it at 2 Aug 2026 07:46 UTC; the list is re-derived against your own clock when scripts load.
On NPT now
- Asia/Kathmandu — Kathmandu
Using a different abbreviation
- Every zone listed here was on NPT.
Convert NPT to other time zones
City clocks reflect whatever their zone is doing; where a city observes daylight saving time, its difference from NPT changes twice a year. Use the time zone converter for a specific date.
Time zones and cities that use NPT
Nepal Time · UTC+5:45
Why NPT is not an identifier
NPT is shorthand, not a standard. There is no registry of time zone abbreviations, no authority that assigns them, and nothing preventing two regions from adopting the same three letters — which is what makes codes like IST and CST unusable without context.
For anything a machine will read — a calendar invitation, a database column, an API response — use the IANA identifier of the zone (Asia/Kathmandu, for example) or an explicit UTC offset alongside the date. The identifier survives a change in the law; NPT and its 5 hours 45 minutes offset do not.
Frequently asked questions
What does NPT stand for?
NPT stands for Nepal Time. It is 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of UTC, written UTC+5:45.
What is NPT in UTC?
NPT is UTC+5:45. To convert an NPT time to UTC, subtract 5 hours 45 minutes.
Which time zone should I use instead of NPT?
Use an IANA identifier — Asia/Kathmandu for Nepal Time — or state the UTC offset with the date. Abbreviations are not identifiers: they are not unique, they are not registered anywhere, and half of them change with the season. Calendar software resolves this automatically when you pick a city rather than typing letters.