UTC−06:00
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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 (Spanish: Zona Centro) 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.
As standard time (Northern Hemisphere winter)
Principal cities: Winnipeg, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Austin, Memphis, Kansas City, San Antonio, Nashville, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City, Reynosa
North America
CST is standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, centralized by the 90th meridian; used in North America in some parts of Canada, Mexico and the United States.
- Canada (Central Time Zone) Manitoba Nunavut Kivalliq Region except Southampton Island (Coral Harbour) Ontario West of 90° west
- Mexico (near US border with Texas) Chihuahua The municipalities of Coyame del Sotol, Ojinaga and Manuel Benavides 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 The city of Phenix City uses both UTC−05:00 and UTC−06:00 due to its proximity to Columbus, Georgia Arkansas Florida The counties of Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington, and northern Gulf County (panhandle) Illinois Indiana 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 Greeley, Hamilton, Sherman and Wallace counties Kentucky The counties of Breckinridge, Grayson, Hart, Green, Adair, Russell and Clinton, and all counties to the west of these Louisiana Michigan 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 Texas All except northwestern Culberson, El Paso and Hudspeth counties Wisconsin
As daylight saving time (Northern Hemisphere summer)
Principal cities: Denver, Billings, Boise, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque, El Paso, Ciudad Juárez
North America
- Canada (Mountain Time Zone) Nunavut Kitikmeot Region
- Mexico (near US border with New Mexico & western Texas) Chihuahua The municipalities of Janos, Ascensión, Juárez, Práxedis G. Guerrero and Guadalupe
- United States (Mountain Time Zone) Arizona - Navajo Nation only Colorado Idaho South of Salmon River Kansas The western counties of Greeley, Hamilton, Sherman and Wallace Montana Nebraska The western counties of Cherry (western part), Hooker, Arthur, Keith, Perkins, Chase and Dundy, and all counties to the west of these Nevada West Wendover New Mexico North Dakota The Southwestern counties of Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn (southern part), Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger, McKenzie (southern part), Sioux (west of ND route 31), Slope and Stark Oklahoma Kenton Oregon Malheur County (except a small strip in the south) South Dakota The western counties of Corson, Dewey, Stanley (western part), Jackson and Bennett, and all counties to the west of these Texas The western counties of Culberson (northwestern part), El Paso and Hudspeth Utah Wyoming
As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Yellowknife, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Puebla, Orizaba, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, Belmopan, Belize City, San José, San Salvador, San Pedro Sula, Liberia.
Central America
- Belize
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Nicaragua Called Central America Time Zone
North America
- Canada (Central Time Zone) British Columbia Regional District of East Kootenay Northwest Territories, where it is officially called Northwest Territories Time. Alberta, where it is officially called Alberta Time and formerly known as Mountain Daylight Time. Saskatchewan
- Mexico (Zona Centro) All except Baja California, Baja California Sur, most of Nayarit, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Sonora and the northern municipalities of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. 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.
Oceania
East Pacific
- Ecuador Galápagos Province
As standard time (Southern Hemisphere winter)
Principal settlement: Hanga Roa
Oceania
East Pacific
- Chile Easter Island
See also
External links
- Media related toUTC−06:00at Wikimedia Commons