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.

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UTC−05:00
Time zone
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UTC offset
UTC	UTC−05:00
Current time
16:41, 12 March 2026 UTC−05:00 [refresh]
Central meridian
75 degrees W
Date-time group
R

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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

	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
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**
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, Columbus, 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
Navassa Island
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
  - entire state except Phenix City
- 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 – Time in 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 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

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