UTC−06:00
UTC−06:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −06:00. In North America, it is observed in the Central Time Zone during standard time, and in the Mountain Time Zone during the other eight months (see Daylight saving time). Several Latin American countries and a few other places use it year round.
UTC−06:00 | |
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UTC offset | |
UTC | UTC−06:00 |
Current time | |
18:42, 27 June 2020 UTC−06:00 [refresh] | |
Central meridian | |
90 degrees W | |
Date-time group | |
S |
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UTC−06:00: blue (January), orange (July), yellow (all year round), light blue (sea areas)
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Time in Mexico
Mexican time zone | Winter | Summer (DST) | North American equivalent | |
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Zona Sureste | UTC−05:00 | Eastern Standard Time | ||
Zona Centro | UTC−06:00 | UTC−05:00 | Central 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 |
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Time in Indiana: Counties grouped by tz database zones. Lake Michigan shown in blue at top left.
Standard | DST | US time zone | |
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Red and pink | UTC−06:00 | UTC−05:00 | Central Time |
Other colors | UTC−05:00 | UTC−04:00 | Eastern Time |
As standard time (Northern Hemisphere winter)
Principal cities: Mexico City, Chicago, Winnipeg
North America
CST is standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in North America in some parts of Canada, Mexico and the United States.[1]
Canada (Central Time Zone)- Manitoba
- Nunavut
- Kivalliq Region except Southampton Island (Coral Harbour)
- Ontario
- West of 90° west[2]
Mexico- All except Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Nayarit, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa and Sonora.[3]
- A small enclave of the UTC-6 time zone is followed in the municipality of Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, due to its strong economic ties with the neighboring municipality of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. In most UNIX-like operating systems this area is represented as Americas/Bahia_Banderas.
United States (Central Time Zone)- Alabama
- Except for Chambers, Lee, Macon, & Russell counties
- 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
- Entire state except westernmost counties
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan[7]
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Central and eastern Nebraska
- North Dakota
- Entire state except southwest
- Oklahoma
- Entire state except Kenton
- South Dakota
- Eastern half
- Tennessee
- Texas
- All except westernmost counties
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
As daylight saving time (Northern Hemisphere summer)
Principal cities: Denver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ciudad Juárez
North America
Canada (Mountain Time Zone)[9]- Alberta
- British Columbia[10]
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
- Kitikmeot Region[11]
- Saskatchewan
Mexico- Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Nayarit and Sinaloa states[3]
United States (Mountain Time Zone)[4]- Arizona - Navajo Nation only
- Colorado
- Idaho[12]
- South of Salmon 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 (all year round)
Principal cities: Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua
Central America
Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua- Called Central America Time Zone
North America
Canada (Central Time Zone)- Saskatchewan
- All province except Lloydminster
- Saskatchewan
East Pacific
As standard time (Southern Hemisphere winter)
East Pacific
References
- "WordNet Search – 3.1". wordnetweb.princeton.edu. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- "Ontario Time Zone – Ontario Current Local Time – Daylight Saving Time". TimeTemperature.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- "Hora Oficial en los Estados Unidos Mexicanos" (in Spanish). Centro Nacional de Metrologîa. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- "Time Zones of the United States". Statoids. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- "Time zone map (spring)" (PDF). Indiana State. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- "Kentucky County Map". Kentucky Map Collection. Geology.com. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- "Michigan Time Zone – Michigan Current Local Time – Daylight Saving Time". TimeTemperature.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- "Tennessee County Map". Tennessee Map Collection. Geology.com. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- "North American time zones: MST – Mountain Standard Time". Time and Date. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- New Time Zone in Fort Nelson, timeanddate.com, September 21, 2015.
- "Canada Time Zone Map". WorldTimeZone.com. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- "15 USC § 264 – Part of Idaho in Fourth Zone". Legal Information Institute. Cornell University Law School. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
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