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5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 24, 2026 = 5:45 pm17:45 NPT (UTC+5:45), Oct 24, 2026

IST is 15 minutes behind NPT.

IST and NPT examples

These examples always use IST (UTC+5:30) and NPT (UTC+5:45). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

IST is 15 minutes behind NPT.

How the time difference changes

IST is 15 minutes behind NPT year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST correspond to 9:15 am to 6:15 pm in NPT.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IST correspond to 09:15 to 18:15 in NPT.

Compare IST time with NPT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

India Standard Time is 15 minutes behind Nepal Time.
5:30 pm17:30 in IST is 5:45 pm17:45 in NPT

IST to NPT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5:45pm09:00-17:45 in IST which corresponds to 9:15am-6pm09:15-18:00 in NPT

5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
5:45 pm17:45 Nepal Time (NPT). Offset UTC +5:45 hours

5:30 pm17:30 IST / 5:45 pm17:45 NPT

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India Standard Time

Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: India

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Current time in India: India time now

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0530 - basic
  • +05:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Calcutta
  • Asia/Kolkata
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2

Nepal Time

Offset: NPT is 5 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Nepal

Principal Cities: The largest city in the NPT time zone is Kathmandu in Nepal, with about 1.442 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Pokhara, Bharatpur, Pātan, Birgañj.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Nepal Time (NPT) do not change for daylight saving time, so NPT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Current time in Nepal: Nepal time now

NPT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0545 - basic
  • +05:45 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0545 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (45) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and forty-five minutes to the east of the zero meridian.