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UTC−05:00

Identifier for a time offset from UTC of −5 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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
Timezones2008_UTC-5_gray.png
World map with the time zone highlighted
UTC offset
UTCUTC−05:00
Current time
01:53, 29 September 2023 UTC−05:00 [refresh]
Central meridian
75 degrees W
Date-time group
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Timezones2008_UTC-5.png
UTC−05:00: blue (January), orange (July), yellow (year-round), light blue (sea areas)
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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
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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
Mexico_time_zones_map_en.svg
Time in Mexico
Mexican time zone StandardDST U.S. equivalent
Zona Sureste UTC−05:00 Eastern Standard Time
Zona Centro UTC−06:00UTC−05:00 Central Time
UTC−06:00 Central Standard Time
Zona Pacífico UTC−07:00UTC−06:00 Mountain Time
UTC−07:00 Mountain Standard Time
Zona Noroeste UTC−08:00UTC−07:00 Pacific Time
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Time in Brazil, since April 25, 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)