UTC−05:00

UTC−05:00
UTC−05:00
Time zone
	World map with the time zone highlighted
UTC offset
UTC	UTC−05:00
Current time
	20:42, 29 November 2024 UTC−05:00 [refresh]
Central meridian
	75 degrees W
Date-time group
	R

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 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, Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Orlando, Charlotte, Charleston, Wilmington, Key West, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Iqaluit, Nassau, Havana, Kingston, 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]
- Quebec
  - Most of province except easternmost area
United States (Eastern Time Zone)^[2]
- 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^[3]
  - 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^[2]
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan^[4]
  - Except the western counties of Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron and Menominee
- New England (states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont)^[2]
- 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^[2]
- Virginia
- West Virginia

Caribbean

Bahamas
Cuba

Haiti
United Kingdom
- Turks and Caicos Islands

As daylight saving time (Northern Hemisphere summer)

Principal cities: Winnipeg, 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)
- Manitoba
- Nunavut
  - All of Kivalliq Region (Coral Harbour)
- Ontario
  - West of 90° west longitude^[1]
Mexico (near US border with Texas)
- Chihuahua
  - The municipalities of Coyame del Sotol, Ojinaga and Manuel Benavides^[5]
- 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
- Arkansas
- Florida^[2]
  - The counties of Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington, and northern Gulf county (panhandle)
- Illinois
- Indiana^[3]
  - 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^[2]^[6]
- Louisiana
- Michigan^[4]
  - 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^[2]^[7]
- Texas
  - All except westernmost counties
- Wisconsin

As standard time (year-round)

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

South America

Brazil^[8]
- 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
United Kingdom
- British Overseas Territories
  - Cayman Islands
United States
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
  - Navassa Island^[9]

North America

Canada – Eastern Time Zone
- Atikokan and New Osnaburgh/Pickle Lake area
- Southampton Island
Mexico (Zona Sureste)
- Quintana Roo^[5]
Panama

As daylight saving time (Southern Hemisphere summer)

Principal settlement: Hanga Roa

East Pacific

Chile
- Easter Island

References

^ ^a ^b "Ontario Time Zone – Ontario Current Local Time – Daylight Saving Time". TimeTemperature.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Time Zones of the United States". Statoids. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Time zone map (spring)" (PDF). Indiana State. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Michigan Time Zone – Michigan Current Local Time – Daylight Saving Time". TimeTemperature.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b "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] "Ontario Time Zone – Ontario Current Local Time – Daylight Saving Time". TimeTemperature.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

[statoidus-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Time Zones of the United States". Statoids. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[Time_zone_map_spring-3] "Time zone map (spring)" (PDF). Indiana State. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

[ttmich-4] "Michigan Time Zone – Michigan Current Local Time – Daylight Saving Time". TimeTemperature.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[cenam-5] "Hora Oficial en los Estados Unidos Mexicanos" (in Spanish). Centro Nacional de Metrologîa. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

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

[tennmap-7] "Tennessee County Map". Tennessee Map Collection. Geology.com. Retrieved 6 October 2012.

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

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

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UTC−05:00

Contents

As standard time (Northern Hemisphere winter)

North America

Caribbean

As daylight saving time (Northern Hemisphere summer)

North America

As standard time (year-round)

South America

Caribbean

North America

As daylight saving time (Southern Hemisphere summer)

East Pacific

See also

References

External links

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

	Standard	DST	U.S. equivalent
Zona Sureste	UTC−05:00		Eastern Standard Time
Zona Centro	UTC−06:00	UTC−05:00	Central Time
Zona Centro	UTC−06:00		Central Standard Time
Zona Pacífico	UTC−07:00	UTC−06:00	Mountain Time
Zona Pacífico	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)