Nepal Standard Time

{{Short description|Time zone}}

{{Distinguish|text = Newfoundland Standard Time (NST)}}

{{Infobox time zone|UTC=yes|offset=+05:45|initials=NPT|daylight savings use=no}}

File:IST-CIA-TZ.png, with Nepal Standard Time indicated]]

Nepal Standard Time (NPT) is the time zone for Nepal.{{cite web |title=A Brief Legal History of Time: Part One of Two |url=http://www.bna.com/part-one-two-n57982065980/ |publisher=Bloomberg|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190415013739/https://www.bna.com/part-one-two-n57982065980/|archive-date=15 April 2019}} With a time offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of UTC+05:45 all over Nepal,{{cite web |last=Gurung |first=Trishna |title=15 minutes of fame |url=http://www.nepalitimes.com.np/issue/155/Heritage/10013 |work=Nepali Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725100005/http://www.nepalitimes.com.np/issue/155/Heritage/10013 |archive-date=25 July 2011 |access-date=3 September 2012}}{{Cite web |title=Time Zone & Clock Changes in Kathmandu, Nepal |url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/nepal/kathmandu |language=en |access-date=18 September 2021}} it is one of only three time zones with a 45-minute offset from UTC.The others are Chatham Island Standard Time, with an offset of UTC+12:45, and the unofficial Australian Central Western Time, with an offset of UTC+08:45.{{cite web |url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/time-zones-interesting.html |title=Half Hour and 45-Minute Time Zones |website=www.timeanddate.com}}