UTC−05:00

UTC−05:00
UTC−05:00
Time zone
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UTC offset
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Current time
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Central meridian
	75 degrees W
Date-time group
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UTC−05:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −05:00. In North America, it is observed in the Eastern Time Zone during standard time, and in the Central Time Zone (Spanish: Zona Centro) 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, Washington, Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Detroit, Columbus, Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Orlando, Charlotte, Charleston, Wilmington, Key West, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Iqaluit, Nassau, Havana, Port-au-Prince, Cockburn Town, Providenciales

North America

Canada (Eastern Time Zone)
- Nunavut
  - Qikiqtaaluk Region except Resolute
- Ontario
  - Most of province (east of 90° W)^[1]^[2]
- Quebec
  - Most of province except easternmost area
United States (Eastern Time Zone)^[3]
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
  - Entire state except the counties of Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington, and northern Gulf county (panhandle)
- Georgia
- Indiana^[4]
  - Except the northwestern counties of Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter and Starke, and the southwestern counties of Gibson, Perry, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick
- Kentucky
  - Counties to the east of (not including) the counties of Breckinridge, Grayson, Hart, Green, Adair, Russell and Clinton^[3]
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan^[5]
  - Except the western counties of Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron and Menominee
- New England (states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont)^[3]
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
  - The counties of Scott, Morgan, Roane, Rhea and Hamilton, and all counties to the east of these^[3]
- Virginia
- West Virginia

Caribbean

Bahamas
Cuba
Haiti
Navassa Island
United Kingdom
- Turks and Caicos Islands

As daylight saving time (Northern Hemisphere summer)

Principal cities: Chicago, Dallas, Houston, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Austin, Memphis, Kansas City, San Antonio, Nashville, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City, Reynosa

North America

Canada (Central Time Zone)
- Nunavut
  - All of Kivalliq Region (Coral Harbour)
- Ontario
  - West of 90° W^[1]^[2]
Mexico (near US border with Texas)
- Chihuahua
  - The municipalities of Coyame del Sotol, Ojinaga and Manuel Benavides^[6]
- Coahuila de Zaragoza
  - The municipalities of Acuña, Allende, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jiménez, Morelos, Nava, Ocampo, Piedras Negras, Villa Unión and Zaragoza
- Nuevo León
  - The municipality of Anahuac
- Tamaulipas
  - The municipalities of Nuevo Laredo, Guerrero, Mier, Miguel Alemán, Camargo, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Reynosa, Río Bravo, Valle Hermoso and Matamoros
United States (Central Time Zone)
- Alabama
  - entire state except Phenix City
- Arkansas
- Florida^[3]
  - The counties of Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington, and northern Gulf county (panhandle)
- Illinois
- Indiana^[4]
  - Northwestern counties of Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter and Starke
  - Southwestern counties of Gibson, Perry, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick
- Iowa
- Kansas
  - Entire state except westernmost counties
- Kentucky
  - The counties of Breckinridge, Grayson, Hart, Green, Adair, Russell and Clinton, and all counties to the west of these^[3]^[7]
- Louisiana
- Michigan^[5]
  - The western counties of Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron and Menominee
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
  - Central and eastern Nebraska
- North Dakota
  - Entire state except southwest
- Oklahoma
  - Entire state except Kenton
- South Dakota
  - Eastern half
- Tennessee
  - Counties to the west of the counties of Scott, Morgan, Roane, Rhea, and Hamilton^[3]^[8]
- Texas
  - All except westernmost counties
- Wisconsin

As standard time (year-round)

Principal cities: Winnipeg, Cancún, Bogotá, Lima, Kingston, Quito, Panama City, George Town

North America

Canada – Eastern Time Zone
- Nunavut
  - Southampton Island
- Manitoba
- Ontario
  - Atikokan and New Osnaburgh/Pickle Lake area
Mexico (Zona Sureste)
- Quintana Roo^[6]
Panama

South America

Brazil^[9]
- Acre
- Amazonas (13 western municipalities, approximately marked by a line between Tabatinga and Porto Acre)
Colombia – Time in Colombia
Ecuador – Time in Ecuador (except Galápagos Islands)
Peru – Time in Peru

Caribbean

Jamaica – Time in Jamaica
United Kingdom
- British Overseas Territories
  - Cayman Islands
United States
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
  - Navassa Island^[10]

As daylight saving time (Southern Hemisphere summer)

Principal settlement: Hanga Roa

East Pacific

Chile
- Easter Island

References

1 2 "Ontario Time Zone – Ontario Current Local Time – Daylight Saving Time". TimeTemperature.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
1 2 "Time Act R.S.O. 1990, Chapter T.9". Government of Ontario. King's Printer for Ontario. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Time Zones of the United States". Statoids. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
1 2 "Time zone map (spring)" (PDF). Indiana State. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
1 2 "Michigan Time Zone – Michigan Current Local Time – Daylight Saving Time". TimeTemperature.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
1 2 "Hora Oficial en los Estados Unidos Mexicanos" (in Spanish). Centro Nacional de Metrologîa. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
↑ "Kentucky County Map". Kentucky Map Collection. Geology.com. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
↑ "Tennessee County Map". Tennessee Map Collection. Geology.com. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
↑ "Brazil: Acre and parts of Amazonas switch time zones". Time and Date. 31 October 2013 [9 October 2013]. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
↑ "Navassa Island". WorldTimeZone. Retrieved 6 October 2012.

External links

Media related to UTC−05:00 at Wikimedia Commons

[ttont-1] 1 2 "Ontario Time Zone – Ontario Current Local Time – Daylight Saving Time". TimeTemperature.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

[OntTimeAct-2] 1 2 "Time Act R.S.O. 1990, Chapter T.9". Government of Ontario. King's Printer for Ontario. Retrieved 26 May 2026.

[statoidus-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Time Zones of the United States". Statoids. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[Time_zone_map_spring-4] 1 2 "Time zone map (spring)" (PDF). Indiana State. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

[ttmich-5] 1 2 "Michigan Time Zone – Michigan Current Local Time – Daylight Saving Time". TimeTemperature.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[cenam-6] 1 2 "Hora Oficial en los Estados Unidos Mexicanos" (in Spanish). Centro Nacional de Metrologîa. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

[kentmap-7] "Kentucky County Map". Kentucky Map Collection. Geology.com. Retrieved 6 October 2012.

[tennmap-8] "Tennessee County Map". Tennessee Map Collection. Geology.com. Retrieved 6 October 2012.

[9] "Brazil: Acre and parts of Amazonas switch time zones". Time and Date. 31 October 2013 [9 October 2013]. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[10] "Navassa Island". WorldTimeZone. Retrieved 6 October 2012.

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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

As standard time (Northern Hemisphere winter)

North America

Caribbean

As daylight saving time (Northern Hemisphere summer)

North America

As standard time (year-round)

North America

South America

Caribbean

As daylight saving time (Southern Hemisphere summer)

East Pacific

See also

References

External links