UTC−05:00

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.

UTC−05:00
Time zone
World map with the time zone highlighted
UTC offset
UTC	UTC−05:00
Current time
03:49, 19 January 2024 UTC−05:00 [refresh]
Central meridian
75 degrees W
Date-time group
R

UTC−05:00: blue (January), orange (July), yellow (year-round), light blue (sea areas)

Time in Nunavut

	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

Time in Indiana: Counties grouped by time zone. Lake Michigan shown in blue at top left.

	Standard	DST	US time zone
Red	UTC−06:00	UTC−05:00	Central Time
Yellow	UTC−05:00	UTC−04:00	Eastern Time

Time in Mexico

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

Time in Brazil, since 25 April 2019.

Time in Brazil

	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)

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
    • East of 90° West^[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 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, Regina, 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)
  • 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

See also

• Central Daylight Time
• Eastern Standard Time
• List of places using UTC−05:00
• Time in Brazil
• Time in Canada
• Time in Chile
• Time in Colombia
• Time in Ecuador
• Time in Mexico
• Time in Panama
• Time in Peru
• Time in the United States
• Time in Belize

References

1. "Ontario Time Zone – Ontario Current Local Time – Daylight Saving Time". TimeTemperature.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
2. "Time Zones of the United States". Statoids. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
3. (PDF). Indiana State. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
4. "Michigan Time Zone – Michigan Current Local Time – Daylight Saving Time". TimeTemperature.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
5. "Hora Oficial en los Estados Unidos Mexicanos" (in Spanish). Centro Nacional de Metrologîa. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
6. "Kentucky County Map". Kentucky Map Collection. Geology.com. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
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.

External links

•   Media related to UTC−05:00 at Wikimedia Commons