UTC−06:00
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| UTC−06:00 | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | |
 World map with the time zone highlighted | |
| UTC offset | |
| UTC | UTC−06:00 |
| Current time | |
| 06:35, 8 July 2024UTC−06:00[refresh] | |
| Centralmeridian | |
| 90 degrees W | |
| Date-time group | |
| S | |
| 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 | |
UTC−06:00is an identifier for atime offset from UTCof −06:00. In North America, it is observed in theCentral Time Zoneduringstandard time,and in theMountain Time Zoneduring the other eight months (seedaylight saving time). Several Latin American countries and a few other places use it year-round.
As standard time (Northern Hemisphere winter)[edit]
Principal cities:Winnipeg,Chicago,Dallas,Houston,St. Louis,Minneapolis,Austin,Memphis,Kansas City,San Antonio,Nashville,New Orleans,Milwaukee,Oklahoma City,Reynosa
North America[edit]
CST is standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, centralized by the 90th meridian; used in North America in some parts of Canada, Mexico and the United States.[1]
- Canada (Central Time Zone)
- Mexico (near US border with Texas)
- Chihuahua
- The municipalities ofCoyame del Sotol,OjinagaandManuel Benavides[3]
- Coahuila de Zaragoza
- Nuevo León
- The municipality ofAnahuac
- Tamaulipas
- The municipalities ofNuevo Laredo,Guerrero,Mier,Miguel Alemán,Camargo,Gustavo Díaz Ordaz,Reynosa,Río Bravo,Valle HermosoandMatamoros
- Chihuahua
- United States (Central Time Zone)
- Alabama
- The city ofPhenix Cityuses both UTC−05:00 and UTC−06:00 due to its proximity toColumbus
- Arkansas
- Florida
- The counties of Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington, and northern Gulf county (panhandle)[4]
- Illinois
- Indiana[5]
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan[7]
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Central and easternNebraska
- North Dakota
- Entire state except southwest
- Oklahoma
- Entire state exceptKenton
- South Dakota
- Eastern half
- Tennessee
- Texas
- All except westernmost counties
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
As daylight saving time (Northern Hemisphere summer)[edit]
Principal cities:Calgary,Edmonton,Yellowknife,Denver,Billings,Boise,Salt Lake City,Albuquerque,El Paso,Ciudad Juárez
North America[edit]
- Canada (Mountain Time Zone)[9]
- Mexico (near US border with New Mexico & western Texas)
- United States (Mountain Time Zone)[4]
- Arizona-Navajo Nationonly
- Colorado
- Idaho[12]
- South ofSalmon River
- Kansas
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Malheur County(except a small strip in the south)
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Utah
- Wyoming
As standard time (year-round)[edit]
Principal cities:Regina,Saskatoon,Huntsville,Little Rock,Puebla,Orizaba,Mexico City,Guadalajara,Monterrey,Guatemala City,Tegucigalpa,Managua,Belmopan,Belize City,San José,San Salvador,San Pedro Sula,Liberia.
Central America[edit]
- Belize
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
- CalledCentral America Time Zone
North America[edit]
- Canada (Central Time Zone)
- Saskatchewan
- All province exceptLloydminster
- Saskatchewan
- Mexico (Zona Centro)
- All exceptBaja California,Baja California Sur,most ofNayarit,Quintana Roo,Sinaloa,Sonoraand the northern municipalities ofChihuahua,Coahuila,Nuevo LeónandTamaulipas.[3]
- A small enclave of the UTC−6 time zone is followed in the municipality ofBahía de Banderas,Nayarit, due to its strong economic ties with the neighboring municipality ofPuerto Vallarta,Jalisco.In most UNIX-like operating systems this area is represented asAmerica/Bahia_Banderas.
Oceania[edit]
East Pacific[edit]
- Ecuador
As standard time (Southern Hemisphere winter)[edit]
Principal settlement:Hanga Roa
Oceania[edit]
East Pacific[edit]
- Chile
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"WordNet Search – 3.1".wordnetweb.princeton.edu.Retrieved9 July2017.
- ^"Ontario Time Zone – Ontario Current Local Time – Daylight Saving Time".TimeTemperature.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^abc"Hora Oficial en los Estados Unidos Mexicanos"(in Spanish). Centro Nacional de Metrologîa. 2 April 2023.Retrieved21 October2023.
- ^abcd"Time Zones of the United States".Statoids.Retrieved25 August2012.
- ^"Time zone map (spring)"(PDF).Indiana State. 13 March 2011. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 10 May 2012.Retrieved14 July2012.
- ^"Kentucky County Map".Kentucky Map Collection.Geology.Retrieved6 October2012.
- ^"Michigan Time Zone – Michigan Current Local Time – Daylight Saving Time".TimeTemperature.Retrieved25 August2012.
- ^"Tennessee County Map".Tennessee Map Collection.Geology.Retrieved6 October2012.
- ^"North American time zones: MST – Mountain Standard Time".Time and Date.Retrieved28 September2012.
- ^New Time Zone in Fort Nelson,timeanddate, September 21, 2015.
- ^"Canada Time Zone Map".WorldTimeZone.Retrieved9 November2012.
- ^"15 USC § 264 – Part of Idaho in Fourth Zone".Legal Information Institute.Cornell University Law School.Retrieved15 July2012.
External links[edit]
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