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Convert New Zealand Standard Time to Nepal Time

Instantly convert New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) to Nepal Time (NPT) with our free online calculator.

Reviewed by Christopher FloiedUpdated

New Zealand Standard Time

05:20:56 PM

Wed, Jun 24 (NZST)

Nepal Time

11:05:56 AM

Wed, Jun 24 (NPT)

NPT is -6.25 hours from NZST

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NZST

24-Hour Comparison

NZSTNPT
12:00 AM5.75:00 PM(-1d)
1:00 AM6.75:00 PM(-1d)
2:00 AM7.75:00 PM(-1d)
3:00 AM8.75:00 PM(-1d)
4:00 AM9.75:00 PM(-1d)
5:00 AM10.75:00 PM(-1d)
6:00 AM11.75:00 PM(-1d)
7:00 AM0.75:00 AM
8:00 AM1.75:00 AM
9:00 AM2.75:00 AM
10:00 AM3.75:00 AM
11:00 AM4.75:00 AM
12:00 PM5.75:00 AM
1:00 PM6.75:00 AM
2:00 PM7.75:00 AM
3:00 PM8.75:00 AM
4:00 PM9.75:00 AM
5:00 PM10.75:00 AM
6:00 PM11.75:00 AM
7:00 PM0.75:00 PM
8:00 PM1.75:00 PM
9:00 PM2.75:00 PM
10:00 PM3.75:00 PM
11:00 PM4.75:00 PM

How to Convert New Zealand Standard Time to Nepal Time

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To convert New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) to Nepal Time (NPT): Convert NZST to NPT

About New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)

New Zealand Standard Time (NZST, IANA: Pacific/Auckland) is the civil time of New Zealand mainland (North Island + South Island), set at UTC+12:00. NZST is observed in winter; New Zealand switches to New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT = UTC+13) from the last Sunday of September to the first Sunday of April per the Time Act of 1974 + Standard Time Act of 2007 (a slightly different DST schedule than Australia + most of the Northern Hemisphere). The Chatham Islands archipelago (Chatham, Pitt Islands — 800 km east of NZ mainland) uses Chatham Standard Time (CHAST = UTC+12:45) and Chatham Daylight Time (CHADT = UTC+13:45) — one of the world's only 45-minute-offset zones along with Nepal UTC+5:45 and Eucla WA UTC+8:45. NZST serves approximately 5.2 million New Zealanders. NZST is identical in offset to Fiji Time (FJT), Marshall Islands Time, Tuvalu Time, Wallis and Futuna Time. Major NZST cities: Auckland (1.7M metro — North Island), Wellington (210K city, 425K metro — capital), Christchurch (380K — South Island), Hamilton (180K), Tauranga (155K), Dunedin (135K), Queenstown (25K — tourist hub + Lord of the Rings filming locations). Affects: NZX (New Zealand Stock Exchange) trading hours, All Blacks rugby match scheduling, Hobbiton + Milford Sound tourism operating hours.

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.

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