Nepal
Time now in Janakpur
Sunrise 05:35Sunset 06:33Time zone UTC +5:45
Time zone
Asia/Kathmandu
UTC offset
UTC +5:45
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
195,438
Sunrise
05:35
Sunset
06:33
Day length
12h 58m
Coordinates
26.73, 85.93
Time difference from Janakpur
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Janakpur on the map
About the time in Janakpur
Janakpur sits at latitude 26.73, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 58m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 195,438 people live in Janakpur, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Janakpur 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Janakpur
- Which time zone is Janakpur in?
- Janakpur uses Asia/Kathmandu, currently UTC +5:45.
- When do the sun rise and set in Janakpur today?
- Sunrise is at 05:35 and sunset at 06:33, giving 12h 58m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Janakpur?
- Janakpur is UTC +5:45 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Janakpur right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Janakpur, updating every second from Asia/Kathmandu (UTC +5:45).
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