Date and time notation in Nepal
Nepal uses both the DMY and YMD format when writing dates, and uses 12-hour format for time.
Date
YYYY-MM-DD is official date format for the Vikram Samvat Calender used in Nepal. An example of Vikram Samvat YYYY-MM-DD usage used is the online news portal Onlinekhabar.[1] When using the Gregorian calendar, both YYYY-MM-DD (2025-05-23) and DD-MM-YY (23/05/2025) format can be used. While the DMY format (23 May 2025) is used when writing full Gregorian dates, the MDY format (May 23, 2025) is also acceptable. The DD-MM-YY is the predominant short form of the numeric date usage. Almost all government documents need to be filled up in the YYYY-MM-DD format. An example of YYYY-MM-DD usage is the passport application form.[2]
| Full date | 23 May 2025 २३ मे २०२५ |
|---|---|
| All-numeric date | 23/05/2025 2025-05-23 |
| Time | 8:41 pm [refresh] |
Time
The 12-hour notation (8:41 pm) is widely used in daily life, written communication, and is used in spoken language. The 24-hour notation (20:41) is used only in rare situations where there would be widespread ambiguity. Examples plane departure and landing timings. A colon is widely used to separate hours, minutes and seconds (e.g., 08:00:20).
References
- ^ "सरकारसँग मिलेर जलविद्युतमा लगानी गर्ने हो ? यसरी भर्नुहोस् अनलाइन फारम". Onlinekhabar. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Passport Application Form" (PDF). Department Of Passports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
