NPT — Nepal Time
NPT is Nepal Time, +05:45, used in Asia. In code, use Asia/Kathmandu rather than the abbreviation.
Nepal Time · Asia
06:00:40
Thursday, 13 August 2026
- abbreviation denotes
- +05:45
- in force right now
- UTC+05:45 (UTC+05:45)
- use in code
- Asia/Kathmandu
- next clock change
- none — fixed offset
UTC+5:45. If your library rounds this to +6:00 it is broken.
Right now this zone is on UTC+05:45, not NPT —
they are the same place at different times of year.
Use the IANA name, not the abbreviation
Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
# right: an IANA zone carries the full history of rule changes
now = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("Asia/Kathmandu"))
print(now.isoformat(), now.tzname())
# wrong: an abbreviation is not resolvable, and a hard-coded offset
# silently rots the next time the rules change
# now = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(hours=...))) # don'tNPT questions
What does NPT stand for?
NPT is Nepal Time, +05:45, used in Asia. The IANA zone to use in code is Asia/Kathmandu.
What time is it in NPT right now?
Nepal Time: 06:00 on Thursday (UTC+05:45).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of NPT?
Asia/Kathmandu for Nepal Time. Date libraries cannot resolve bare abbreviations, and an abbreviation carries no daylight-saving history, so a stored offset silently rots when a government changes the rules.
Why does my computer show UTC+05:45 instead of NPT?
Because Asia/Kathmandu is currently on UTC+05:45 (UTC+05:45), its daylight-saving variant. NPT (+05:45) applies during the other half of the year. Both names refer to the same place, one hour apart.