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Convert Nepal Time to Japan Standard Time

Instantly convert Nepal Time (NPT) to Japan Standard Time (JST) with our free online calculator.

Reviewed by Christopher FloiedUpdated

Nepal Time

11:05:52 AM

Wed, Jun 24 (NPT)

Japan Standard Time

02:20:52 PM

Wed, Jun 24 (JST)

JST is +3.25 hours from NPT

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24-Hour Comparison

NPTJST
12:00 AM3.25:00 AM
1:00 AM4.25:00 AM
2:00 AM5.25:00 AM
3:00 AM6.25:00 AM
4:00 AM7.25:00 AM
5:00 AM8.25:00 AM
6:00 AM9.25:00 AM
7:00 AM10.25:00 AM
8:00 AM11.25:00 AM
9:00 AM0.25:00 PM
10:00 AM1.25:00 PM
11:00 AM2.25:00 PM
12:00 PM3.25:00 PM
1:00 PM4.25:00 PM
2:00 PM5.25:00 PM
3:00 PM6.25:00 PM
4:00 PM7.25:00 PM
5:00 PM8.25:00 PM
6:00 PM9.25:00 PM
7:00 PM10.25:00 PM
8:00 PM11.25:00 PM
9:00 PM0.25:00 AM(+1d)
10:00 PM1.25:00 AM(+1d)
11:00 PM2.25:00 AM(+1d)

How to Convert Nepal Time to Japan Standard Time

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To convert Nepal Time (NPT) to Japan Standard Time (JST): Convert NPT to JST

About Nepal Time (NPT)

Nepal Time (NPT, IANA: Asia/Kathmandu) is the civil time of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, set at UTC+5:45 — one of only three time zones in the world with a 45-minute offset (along with Chatham Islands New Zealand UTC+12:45 and Eucla Western Australia UTC+8:45). NPT does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The 45-minute offset is preserved because Nepal's central meridian (~86.5°E) is between India Standard Time (IST = UTC+5:30) and Bangladesh Standard Time (BST = UTC+6:00), and Nepal historically chose to set its civil time to the local mean solar time of the Gauri Shankar peak in eastern Nepal (a national symbolic-geography choice in 1986). The 45-minute offset has practical advantages — Nepal pilots' radio communications with regional ATC are easier to deconflict from Indian-airspace traffic clocked in IST. NPT serves approximately 30 million Nepalese people across 7 provinces. Major cities: Kathmandu (1M city, 2.7M metro — capital and gateway to Mount Everest), Pokhara (300K — gateway to Annapurna treks), Lalitpur (290K), Bharatpur (280K). Affects: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) trading hours, Mount Everest spring-summit-window climbing-permit timings, Pashupatinath Temple cremation ceremony schedules.

About Japan Standard Time (JST)

Japan Standard Time (JST, IANA: Asia/Tokyo) is the civil time of Japan, set at UTC+9:00 year-round (no DST). Japan observed Daylight Saving Time only briefly during American Occupation (1948-1951) and discontinued it after the Treaty of San Francisco. JST is also called Nippon Hyōjunji (日本標準時) and is officially maintained by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) — Japan operates a sophisticated atomic-clock-based timekeeping system at NICT Koganei facility with caesium beam frequency standards CSF-2 + Sr-87 optical lattice clock. JST is identical in offset to Korea Standard Time (KST), Yakutsk Time (Russian Far East), Western Indonesian Time WIT (eastern Indonesia), and Palau Time (PWT). JST serves Japan's approximately 125 million residents across 47 prefectures. Major JST cities: Tokyo (14M city, 37M metro — the world's largest metropolitan area by population), Yokohama (3.8M — Tokyo bay metro), Osaka (2.7M, Kansai region 19M metro), Nagoya (2.3M, Chukyo region 9.5M metro), Sapporo (1.9M — Hokkaido capital), Fukuoka (1.6M — Kyushu hub), Kobe (1.5M), Kawasaki (1.5M), Saitama (1.3M). Affects: TSE (Tokyo Stock Exchange) trading hours 09:00-15:00 JST, Tokyo Sumo Grand Tournaments, Shinkansen bullet-train scheduling, Tokyo Disney + USJ park operating hours.

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