The current time in Nepal, live — Nepal Standard Time (NPT) is UTC+5:45, one of only a handful of 45-minute-offset time zones in the world.
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Most time zones sit on the hour or half-hour; Nepal's is one of only a handful in the world offset by 45 minutes. Nepal originally followed Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30) until 1986, when it advanced its clocks by 15 minutes to UTC+5:45 — half an hour ahead of India. The reference meridian for Nepal Standard Time runs through Gaurishankar, a peak roughly 100 km east of Kathmandu. Nepal does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset stays constant year-round.
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