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6:00 pm18:00 NPT (UTC+5:45), Oct 12, 2026 = 8:15 am08:15 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 12, 2026

NPT is 9 hours and 45 minutes ahead of EDT.

NPT and EDT examples

These examples always use NPT (UTC+5:45) and EDT (UTC-4). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

NPT is 9 hours and 45 minutes ahead of EDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, NPT is 9 hours and 45 minutes ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, NPT is 10 hours and 45 minutes ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in NPT correspond to 11:15 pm (previous day) to 7:15 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in NPT correspond to 10:15 pm (previous day) to 6:15 am in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in NPT correspond to 23:15 (previous day) to 07:15 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in NPT correspond to 22:15 (previous day) to 06:15 in EST.

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

Time Difference

Nepal Time is 9 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
6:00 pm18:00 in NPT is 8:15 am08:15 in EDT

NPT to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:15pm-6:15pm17:15-18:15 in NPT which corresponds to 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in EDT. Their 9am–5pm09:00–17:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

6:00 pm18:00 Nepal Time (NPT). Offset UTC +5:45 hours
8:15 am08:15 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

6:00 pm18:00 NPT / 8:15 am08:15 EDT

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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.

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.

Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks & Caicos Is, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
EDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EDT.

Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -04 - basic short
  • -0400 - basic
  • -04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST5EDT
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • FKT - Falkland Island Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • PYT - Paraguay Time
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time