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Central Time Zone

February 15, 2024

The North American Central Time Zone (CT)[1] is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America and some Caribbean islands.

Central Time Zone
Time zone
  Central Time Zone
UTC offset
CSTUTC−06:00
CDTUTC−05:00
Current time
00:05, 15 February 2024 CST [refresh]
Observance of DST
DST is observed in some of this time zone.

Central Time Zone is affected by two time designations yearly: Central Standard Time (CST) is observed from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March. It is six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and designated internationally as UTC-6.[2] From the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November most of this zone (20 states in the US and three provinces or territories in Canada) observes daylight saving time (DST), creating the designation of Central Daylight Time (CDT) which is five hours behind UTC and known as UTC-5 internationally.[3]

Regions using Central Time edit

Canada edit

Main article: Time in Canada

The province of Manitoba is the only province or territory in Canada that observes Central Time in all areas.

The following Canadian provinces and territories observe Central Time in the areas noted, while their other areas observe Eastern Time:

Also, most of the province of Saskatchewan is on Central Standard Time year-round, never adjusting for Daylight Saving Time. One major exception includes Lloydminster, a city whose borders overlap both Alberta and Saskatchewan. The city charter[4] stipulates that it shall observe Mountain Time and DST, putting the community on the same time as all of Alberta (UTC-7) in the winter, and in time with Saskatchewan (UTC-6) during the summer.

United States edit

Main article: Time in the United States

Ten states are contained entirely in the Central Time Zone:

Five states are split between the Central Time Zone and the Mountain Time Zone:

Five states are split between the Central Time Zone and the Eastern Time Zone:

Additionally, Phenix City, Alabama, and several nearby communities in Russell County, Alabama, unofficially observe Eastern Time. This is due to their close proximity to Columbus, Georgia, which is on Eastern Time.[5]

Although legally located within the Central Time Zone, Kenton, Oklahoma—located to the adjacent east of the defined border of the Central and Mountain time zones (at the Oklahoma−New Mexico state line)—unofficially observes Mountain Time.[6] This is reportedly because most people who interact with the town reside in either New Mexico or Colorado.[7][6]

Mexico edit

Main article: Time in Mexico

Most of Mexico—roughly the eastern three-fourths—lies in the Central Time Zone, except for five northwestern states (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora, and most of Nayarit) and one southeastern state (Quintana Roo).

The federal entities of Mexico that observe Central Time:

Central America edit

Out of the Seven countries comprising Central America, all but 1 use Central Standard Time year-round:

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Panama being the exception which recognizes Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5)[9] year round.

Central Daylight Time edit

"Central Daylight Time" redirects here. For other uses, see Central Daylight Time (disambiguation).

Daylight saving time (DST) is in effect in much of the Central time zone between mid-March and early November. The modified time is called "Central Daylight Time" (CDT) and is UTC−05:00.

In the United States, all time zones that observe DST were effectively changed by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Beginning in 2007, DST would now begin at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March instead of the first Sunday in April, moving the time from 2 to 3 a.m. Additionally, DST would end at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November instead of the last Sunday in October, moving the time from 2 to 1 a.m.

At the time, Mexico decided not to go along with this change and observed their horario de verano from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October. In December 2009, the Mexican Congress allowed ten border cities, eight of which are in states that observe Central Time, to adopt the US daylight time schedule effective in 2010. However, in October 2022, CDT was used in Mexico for the last time after DST was abolished. The US is also seeing traction in the same direction with the Sunshine Protection Act that proposes legislation that would permanently end daylight saving time.[10]

Alphabetical list of major Central Time Zone metropolitan areas edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Central Time – CT Time Zone". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "History of Time Zones and Daylight Saving Time (DST)". United States Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics. January 17, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Central Time (CST/CDT) | GMT". greenwichmeantime.com. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
  6. ^ a b Young, Norma Gene. "Cimarron County", Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed June 30, 2015.
  7. ^ Bright, Sheilah (September 19, 2012). "The Last of Kenton". This Land Press. from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  8. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Panama", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, November 14, 2023, retrieved November 22, 2023
  10. ^ S.623 - Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 US Congress

External links edit

  • Hismaime zones C conversion August 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  • Official times across Canada

February 15, 2024
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The North American Central Time Zone CT 1 is a time zone in parts of Canada the United States Mexico Central America and some Caribbean islands Central Time ZoneTime zone Central Time ZoneUTC offsetCSTUTC 06 00CDTUTC 05 00Current time00 05 15 February 2024 CST refresh Observance of DSTDST is observed in some of this time zone Central Time Zone is affected by two time designations yearly Central Standard Time CST is observed from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March It is six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time UTC and designated internationally as UTC 6 2 From the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November most of this zone 20 states in the US and three provinces or territories in Canada observes daylight saving time DST creating the designation of Central Daylight Time CDT which is five hours behind UTC and known as UTC 5 internationally 3 Contents 1 Regions using Central Time 1 1 Canada 1 2 United States 1 3 Mexico 1 4 Central America 2 Central Daylight Time 3 Alphabetical list of major Central Time Zone metropolitan areas 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRegions using Central Time editCanada edit Main article Time in Canada The province of Manitoba is the only province or territory in Canada that observes Central Time in all areas The following Canadian provinces and territories observe Central Time in the areas noted while their other areas observe Eastern Time Nunavut territory western areas most of Kivalliq Region and part of Qikiqtaaluk Region Ontario province a portion of the northwest bordering southeastern Manitoba in and around Kenora Also most of the province of Saskatchewan is on Central Standard Time year round never adjusting for Daylight Saving Time One major exception includes Lloydminster a city whose borders overlap both Alberta and Saskatchewan The city charter 4 stipulates that it shall observe Mountain Time and DST putting the community on the same time as all of Alberta UTC 7 in the winter and in time with Saskatchewan UTC 6 during the summer United States edit Main article Time in the United States Ten states are contained entirely in the Central Time Zone Alabama Arkansas Illinois Iowa Louisiana Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Oklahoma WisconsinFive states are split between the Central Time Zone and the Mountain Time Zone Kansas all except for Sherman Wallace Greeley and Hamilton counties Nebraska eastern two thirds including the eastern one third of Cherry County North Dakota all except for southwest regions south part of McKenzie County and the majority of Dunn County and far western Sioux County South Dakota eastern half including part of Stanley County Texas all except for El Paso Hudspeth and northwestern Culberson countiesFive states are split between the Central Time Zone and the Eastern Time Zone Florida most of Florida Panhandle west of the Apalachicola River Franklin County west of the Apalachicola River and parts of Gulf County are in the Central Time Zone Indiana northwest Gary and southwest Evansville regions Kentucky the western portion of the state including its three major towns Bowling Green Owensboro and Paducah Michigan Gogebic Iron Dickinson and Menominee counties Tennessee West Tennessee and Middle Tennessee including the major cities of Nashville and MemphisAdditionally Phenix City Alabama and several nearby communities in Russell County Alabama unofficially observe Eastern Time This is due to their close proximity to Columbus Georgia which is on Eastern Time 5 Although legally located within the Central Time Zone Kenton Oklahoma located to the adjacent east of the defined border of the Central and Mountain time zones at the Oklahoma New Mexico state line unofficially observes Mountain Time 6 This is reportedly because most people who interact with the town reside in either New Mexico or Colorado 7 6 Mexico edit Main article Time in Mexico Most of Mexico roughly the eastern three fourths lies in the Central Time Zone except for five northwestern states Baja California Baja California Sur Sinaloa Sonora and most of Nayarit and one southeastern state Quintana Roo The federal entities of Mexico that observe Central Time Aguascalientes Campeche Chihuahua 8 Coahuila Colima except for the Revillagigedo Islands in which the inner islands use Mountain Time and the outer island uses Pacific Time Chiapas Durango Guanajuato Guerrero Hidalgo Jalisco Mexico City Michoacan Morelos Nayarit only the municipality of Bahia de Banderas rest of the state uses Mountain Time Nuevo Leon Oaxaca Puebla Queretaro San Luis Potosi State of Mexico Tabasco Tamaulipas Tlaxcala Veracruz Yucatan Zacatecas Central America edit Out of the Seven countries comprising Central America all but 1 use Central Standard Time year round Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua Panama being the exception which recognizes Eastern Standard Time UTC 5 9 year round Central Daylight Time edit Central Daylight Time redirects here For other uses see Central Daylight Time disambiguation Daylight saving time DST is in effect in much of the Central time zone between mid March and early November The modified time is called Central Daylight Time CDT and is UTC 05 00 In the United States all time zones that observe DST were effectively changed by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 Beginning in 2007 DST would now begin at 2 a m on the second Sunday in March instead of the first Sunday in April moving the time from 2 to 3 a m Additionally DST would end at 2 a m on the first Sunday in November instead of the last Sunday in October moving the time from 2 to 1 a m At the time Mexico decided not to go along with this change and observed their horario de verano from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October In December 2009 the Mexican Congress allowed ten border cities eight of which are in states that observe Central Time to adopt the US daylight time schedule effective in 2010 However in October 2022 CDT was used in Mexico for the last time after DST was abolished The US is also seeing traction in the same direction with the Sunshine Protection Act that proposes legislation that would permanently end daylight saving time 10 Alphabetical list of major Central Time Zone metropolitan areas editAcapulco Guerrero Aguascalientes Aguascalientes Amarillo Texas Antigua Guatemala Austin Texas Baton Rouge Louisiana Beaumont Port Arthur Texas Belize City Belize Belmopan Belize Birmingham Alabama Bismarck North Dakota Bloomington Illinois Bowling Green Kentucky Brandon Manitoba Cancun Quintana Roo Cedar Rapids Iowa Champaign Illinois Chicago Illinois Clarksville Tennessee Comarca Lagunera Torreon Gomez Palacio Lerdo Columbia Missouri Cuernavaca Morelos Dallas Fort Worth Texas Des Moines Iowa Enid Oklahoma Evansville Indiana Fargo North Dakota Fort Smith Arkansas Fort Walton Beach Florida Grand Forks North Dakota Grand Rapids Manitoba Green Bay Wisconsin Guadalajara Jalisco Guatemala City Guatemala Houston Texas Huntsville Alabama Iowa City Iowa Jackson Mississippi Jackson Tennessee Janesville Wisconsin Jonesboro Arkansas Joplin Missouri Kansas City Missouri Kansas Killeen Temple Fort Hood Texas Lafayette Louisiana Lawrence Kansas Leon Guanajuato Lincoln Nebraska Little Rock Arkansas Lubbock Texas Madison Wisconsin Managua Nicaragua Memphis Tennessee Merida Yucatan Mexico City Midland Odessa Texas Milwaukee Wisconsin Minneapolis Saint Paul Minnesota Mobile Alabama Monroe Louisiana Monterrey Nuevo Leon Montgomery Alabama Morelia Michoacan Nashville Tennessee New Orleans Louisiana Normal Illinois Northwest Arkansas Oklahoma City Oklahoma Omaha Nebraska Owensboro Kentucky Paducah Kentucky Panama City Florida Pensacola Florida Peoria Illinois Puebla Puebla Quad Cities Iowa Illinois Racine Wisconsin Red Lake Ontario Regina Saskatchewan Rockford Illinois Rochester Minnesota Sioux City Iowa Sioux Falls South Dakota St Louis Missouri San Antonio Texas San Jose Costa Rica San Luis Potosi City San Pedro Sula Honduras San Salvador El Salvador Santiago de Queretaro Queretaro Saskatoon Saskatchewan Shreveport Bossier City Louisiana Springfield Illinois Springfield Missouri Tampico Tamaulipas Tegucigalpa Honduras Thompson Manitoba Toluca Estado de Mexico Topeka Kansas Tuscaloosa Alabama Tulsa Oklahoma Wichita Kansas Wichita Falls Texas Winnipeg Manitoba Zacatecas ZacatecasSee also editEffects of time zones on North American broadcastingReferences edit Central Time CT Time Zone www timeanddate com Retrieved November 22 2023 History of Time Zones and Daylight Saving Time DST United States Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics January 17 2023 Retrieved December 28 2023 Central Time CST CDT GMT greenwichmeantime com Retrieved May 22 2020 1 Parts of Eastern Alabama split between 2 time zones Archived from the original on March 10 2016 Retrieved March 22 2009 a b Young Norma Gene Cimarron County Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Oklahoma Historical Society Accessed June 30 2015 Bright Sheilah September 19 2012 The Last of Kenton This Land Press Archived from the original on September 27 2020 Retrieved September 9 2020 Leyes Bibliography PDF Archived from the original PDF on November 2 2022 Retrieved November 8 2022 Panama The World Factbook Central Intelligence Agency November 14 2023 retrieved November 22 2023 S 623 Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 US CongressExternal links editHismaime zones C conversion Archived August 8 2011 at the Wayback Machine Official times across Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Central Time Zone amp oldid 1204979477 Central Daylight Time, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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