UTC−05:00
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| UTC−05:00 | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | |
 World map with the time zone highlighted | |
| UTC offset | |
| UTC | UTC+00:00 |
| Current time | |
| 07:15, 20 December 2024 UTC−05:00 [refresh] | |
| Observance of DST | |
| DST is observed throughout this time zone. | |
| Standard | DST | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GMT−05:00 | GMT−04:00 | Eastern Time | |
| GMT−05:00 (year round) | Eastern Time | ||
| GMT−06:00 | GMT−05:00 | Central Time | |
| GMT−07:00 | GMT−06:00 | Mountain Time | |
| Standard | DST | US time zone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | UTC−06:00 | UTC−05:00 | Central Time |
| Yellow | UTC−05:00 | UTC−04:00 | Eastern Time |
| Mexican time zone | Standard | DST | U.S. equivalent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zona Sureste | UTC−05:00 | Eastern Standard Time | ||
| Zona Centro | UTC−06:00 | UTC−05:00 | Central Time | |
| UTC−06:00 | Central Standard Time | |||
| Zona Pacífico | UTC−07:00 | UTC−06:00 | Mountain Time | |
| UTC−07:00 | Mountain Standard Time | |||
| Zona Noroeste | UTC−08:00 | UTC−07:00 | Pacific Time | |
| ACT | Acre Time | UTC−5 | (BRT–2) | |
| AMT | Amazon Time | UTC−4 | (BRT−1) | |
| BRT | Brasília Time | UTC−3 | (BRT) | |
| FNT | Fernando de Noronha Time | UTC−2 | (BRT+1) |
UTC−05:00 is a time offset that subtracts five hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). In North America, it is observed in the Eastern Time Zone during standard time, and in the Central Time Zone during the other eight months (see Daylight saving time). The western Caribbean uses it year round.
As standard time (Northern Hemisphere winter)
Principal cities: New York City, Toronto, Montreal, Havana
North America
- Canada – Eastern Time Zone
- United States – Eastern Time Zone
- All of Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia
- Most of Florida, Indiana, and Michigan
- Eastern parts of Kentucky and Tennessee
- Unofficial use in several communities in Russell County, Alabama, including Phenix City. Although the legal time for all of Alabama during the standard time period is Central Time (UTC–6), Phenix City and its surrounding communities informally synchronize their clocks with the considerably larger city of Columbus, Georgia, directly across the Chattahoochee River from Phenix City.
Caribbean
As daylight saving time (Northern Hemisphere summer)
Principal cities: Mexico City, Chicago, Winnipeg
North America
- Canada – Central Time Zone
- United States – Central Time Zone
- All of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin
- Most of Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas
- Western portions of Florida and Kentucky
- The southern portion of Michigan's upper peninsula.
- The southwestern and northwestern portions of Indiana
- Mexico – Central Zone
- Central and eastern areas (most of country except Quintana Roo). In most of Mexico, daylight time starts a few weeks after the United States. Communities on the U.S. border that observe Central Time follow the U.S. daylight time schedule.
Standard time all year round
Principal cities: Lima, Bogotá, Kingston
North America
- Canada – Eastern Time Zone
- Mexico – Southeast zone
Caribbean
- Cayman Islands (UK)
- Jamaica
Central and South America
- Panama
- Colombia – Time in Colombia
- Ecuador – Time in Ecuador
- mainland, excluding Galápagos
- Peru – Time in Peru
- Brazil
As daylight saving time (Southern Hemisphere summer)
Principal cities: Hanga Roa