Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu follows Nepal Time (NPT) at UTC+5:45 — one of the world’s few quarter-hour timezone offsets. This unique position makes timezone math a bit more complex.

When it is noon in Kathmandu, London shows 6:15 AM, New York reads 1:15 AM, and Tokyo is at 3:15 PM. Trekking companies coordinate Everest expeditions with climbers arriving from every corner of the globe.

Nepal’s mountaineering and tourism industries depend on precise scheduling for flights, permits, and weather windows, all while managing the unusual 45-minute offset.