Date and time notation in Nepal
Nepal uses both the DMY and YMD format when writing dates, and uses 12-hour format for time.
| Full date | 23 May 2025 २३ मे २०२५ |
|---|---|
| All-numeric date | 23/05/2025 2025-05-23 |
| Time | 9:03 pm [refresh] |
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]
Nepali (BS) months
| Months | Gregorian |
|---|---|
| बैशाख | April – May |
| जेठ | May – June |
| असार | June – July |
| श्रावण | July – August |
| भदौ | August – September |
| आश्विन | September – October |
| कार्तिक | October – November |
| मंसिर | November – December |
| पुष | December – January |
| माघ | January – February |
| फाल्गुन | February – March |
| चैत्र | March – April |
Time
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The 12-hour notation (9:03 pm) is widely used in daily life, written communication, and is used in spoken language. The 24-hour notation (21:03) is used only in rare situations where there would be widespread ambiguity. Examples include 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.
