Pātan, Nepal · UTC+5:45
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Pātan is in the Asia/Kathmandu timezone (NPT/UTC+5:45), with no daylight saving time observed. Pātan, also known as Lalitpur, shares the Kathmandu Valley with Kathmandu and Bhaktapur, three cities whose medieval cores are packed with UNESCO-listed temples, courtyards, and Newari architecture that survived relatively intact until the 2015 earthquake and has been partially rebuilt since. Pātan’s Durbar Square is considered by many the finest of the three.
Nepal uses Nepal Time, UTC+5:45, the only UTC+5:45 offset in the world. The 45-minute increment was chosen in 1956 to split the difference between Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30) and time zones further east. It places Nepal 15 minutes ahead of India, a deliberate assertion of national distinctiveness from a country that surrounds it on three sides.
At 27.7 degrees north in the Himalayan foothills, Pātan’s daylight ranges from about 10.5 hours in December to 13.5 hours in June. The valley’s 1,400-meter elevation moderates the temperature relative to the lowland Terai, and the seasons are distinct: monsoon from June through September brings heavy rain and humidity, winter brings cold fog and frost, spring and autumn are the clearest and most pleasant seasons.
festivals and Newari culture
Pātan’s Newari community, the indigenous people of the Kathmandu Valley, maintains a calendar of festivals that is among the most dense in the world. Major festivals occur nearly monthly, with elaborate preparations that involve the entire community.
9am in Pātan is 3:15am in London, the same as Kathmandu.
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Questions about time in Pātan
- What timezone is Pātan in?
- Pātan uses the IANA timezone
Asia/Kathmandu. The UTC offset is always UTC+5:45 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Pātan observe daylight saving time?
- No. Pātan does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+5:45 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Pātan?
- Pātan is currently at UTC+5:45.
- What is the time difference between Pātan and New York?
- Pātan is currently 9 hours 45 minutes ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Pātan and London?
- Pātan is currently 4 hours 45 minutes ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Pātan and Los Angeles?
- Pātan is currently 12 hours 45 minutes ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Pātan and Tokyo?
- Pātan is currently 3 hours 15 minutes behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Pātan?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Pātan is
Asia/Kathmandu. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Kathmandu' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Asia/Kathmandu')`), or any IANA-compatible library.