Date and time notation in Nepal
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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 | 8:41 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/YYYY (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. 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 (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 include plane departure and landing timings. A colon is widely used to separate hours, minutes and seconds (e.g., 14:39:16).
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.
