Convert NPT to CET
CET is 4 hours 45 minutes behind NPT. NPT is UTC+5:45 and CET is UTC+1.
Right now: NPT · CET
Best time to schedule a meeting
Standard 9–5 working hours overlap for 3 hours: 2:00 PM–5:00 PM NPT (9:00 AM–12:00 PM CET). Schedule meetings inside that window.
| NPT | CET | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 4:15 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 10:00 AM | 5:15 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 11:00 AM | 6:15 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 12:00 PM | 7:15 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 1:00 PM | 8:15 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 2:00 PM | 9:15 AM | working hours |
| 3:00 PM | 10:15 AM | working hours |
| 4:00 PM | 11:15 AM | working hours |
| 5:00 PM | 12:15 PM | working hours |
NPT to CET conversion table
| NPT | CET |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 7:15 PM (previous day) |
| 1:00 AM | 8:15 PM (previous day) |
| 2:00 AM | 9:15 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 AM | 10:15 PM (previous day) |
| 4:00 AM | 11:15 PM (previous day) |
| 5:00 AM | 12:15 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 1:15 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 2:15 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 3:15 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 4:15 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 5:15 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 6:15 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 7:15 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 8:15 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 9:15 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 10:15 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 11:15 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 12:15 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 1:15 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 2:15 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 3:15 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 4:15 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 5:15 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 6:15 PM |
About NPT
Nepal Time (NPT) is UTC+5:45. It is used in Nepal, all year.
Nepal Time is UTC+5:45 — the only zone in the world offset by three quarters of an hour, set so that noon falls over Kathmandu rather than over the Indian meridian fifteen minutes away. It breaks almost every piece of software that stores offsets in whole or half hours, and it is fifteen minutes ahead of India rather than the round number people assume.
About CET
Central European Time (CET) is UTC+1. It is used in Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome and Warsaw in winter.
Central European Time is UTC+1 and covers most of continental Europe in winter — Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Warsaw. It is worth noting how much of the continent this is: Spain sits geographically west of Britain but runs an hour ahead of it, a legacy of a 1940 decision that was never reversed. From late March to late October the same countries are on CEST, UTC+2.
Does this gap change with the seasons?
This gap is seasonal. The abbreviations themselves are fixed offsets, but the region on CET switches to CEST (UTC+2) from late March to late October. So the 4.75-hour figure on this page is correct for the part of the year when both places are actually on these abbreviations, and changes by an hour outside it.
NPT does not shift, so the whole change comes from one side. A recurring meeting fixed in NPT will appear to move by an hour for everyone on the other side, twice a year, without anyone changing anything.
This is the reason scheduling systems store an IANA zone such as Region/City rather than an offset or an abbreviation: the zone knows its own rules and the offset does not.
Frequently asked questions
What time is 9:00 AM NPT in CET?
9:00 AM NPT is 4:15 AM CET.
Is CET ahead of NPT?
CET is 4 hours 45 minutes behind NPT.
Which time zone does this use?
NPT is UTC+5:45 and CET is UTC+1. Both abbreviations denote a single fixed offset, so this conversion never shifts with daylight saving — what changes is which abbreviation a place is using at the time.