Nepal
Time now in Biratnagar
Sunrise 05:30Sunset 06:28Time zone UTC +5:45
Time zone
Asia/Kathmandu
UTC offset
UTC +5:45
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
244,750
Sunrise
05:30
Sunset
06:28
Day length
12h 57m
Coordinates
26.46, 87.27
Time difference from Biratnagar
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Biratnagar right now.
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About the time in Biratnagar
Around 244,750 people live in Biratnagar, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Biratnagar runs on Asia/Kathmandu, which puts the city UTC +5:45 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Clocks in Biratnagar stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +5:45 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Nepal.
Frequently asked questions about time in Biratnagar
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Biratnagar?
- Biratnagar is UTC +5:45 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Biratnagar in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Biratnagar runs from 03:15–11:15 UTC today.
- Does Biratnagar change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Biratnagar keeps UTC +5:45 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Biratnagar right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Biratnagar, updating every second from Asia/Kathmandu (UTC +5:45).
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