UTC−06:00
{{Short description|Time zone}}
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{{Time zones of Nunavut}}
{{Time zones of Indiana}}
{{Time zones of Mexico}}
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.
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.{{cite web|url=http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cst&o2=&o0=1&o7=&o5=&o1=1&o6=&o4=&o3=&h=|title=WordNet Search – 3.1|website=wordnetweb.princeton.edu|access-date=9 July 2017}}
- Canada (Central Time Zone)
- Manitoba
- Nunavut
- Kivalliq Region except Southampton Island (Coral Harbour)
- Ontario
- West of 90° west{{cite web|url=http://www.timetemperature.com/canada/ontario_time_zone.shtml|title=Ontario Time Zone – Ontario Current Local Time – Daylight Saving Time|publisher=TimeTemperature.com|access-date=1 February 2015}}
- Mexico (near US border with Texas)
- Chihuahua
- The municipalities of Coyame del Sotol, Ojinaga and Manuel Benavides{{cite web|url=http://www.cenam.mx/hora_oficial/default2.aspx|title=Hora Oficial en los Estados Unidos Mexicanos|date=2 April 2023|publisher=Centro Nacional de Metrologîa|language=es|access-date=21 October 2023}}
- 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
- Arkansas
- Florida
- The counties of Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington, and northern Gulf county (panhandle){{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/tus.html|title=Time Zones of the United States|publisher=Statoids|access-date=25 August 2012}}
- Illinois
- Indiana{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/core/files/time_zone_map(spring)11_13_11.pdf|title=Time zone map (spring)|date=13 March 2011|publisher=Indiana State|access-date=14 July 2012|archive-date=10 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510094451/http://www.in.gov/core/files/time_zone_map(spring)11_13_11.pdf|url-status=dead}}
- 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{{cite web|url=http://geology.com/state-map/kentucky.shtml|title=Kentucky County Map|work=Kentucky Map Collection|publisher=Geology.com|access-date=6 October 2012}}
- Louisiana
- Michigan{{cite web|url=http://www.timetemperature.com/tzus/michigan_time_zone.shtml|title=Michigan Time Zone – Michigan Current Local Time – Daylight Saving Time|publisher=TimeTemperature.com|access-date=25 August 2012}}
- 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{{cite web|url=http://geology.com/state-map/tennessee.shtml|title=Tennessee County Map|work=Tennessee Map Collection|publisher=Geology.com|access-date=6 October 2012}}
- Texas
- All except westernmost counties
- Wisconsin
As daylight saving time (Northern Hemisphere summer)
Principal cities: Calgary, Edmonton, Yellowknife, Denver, Billings, Boise, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque, El Paso, Ciudad Juárez
=North America=
- Canada (Mountain Time Zone){{cite web|url=http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/mst.html|title=North American time zones: MST – Mountain Standard Time|publisher=Time and Date|access-date=28 September 2012}}
- Alberta
- British Columbia[http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/fort-nelson-canada-time-zone.html New Time Zone in Fort Nelson], timeanddate.com, September 21, 2015.
- The south-eastern communities of Cranbrook, Golden, Invermere and Kimberley
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
- Kitikmeot Region{{cite web|url=http://www.worldtimezone.com/time-canada24.php|title=Canada Time Zone Map|publisher=WorldTimeZone.com|access-date=9 November 2012}}
- Saskatchewan
- Lloydminster
- 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{{cite web|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/264|title=15 USC § 264 – Part of Idaho in Fourth Zone|work=Legal Information Institute|publisher=Cornell University Law School|access-date=15 July 2012}}
- 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: Regina, Saskatoon, Huntsville, Little Rock, 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)
- Saskatchewan
- All province except Lloydminster
- 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. In most UNIX-like operating systems this area is represented as America/Bahia_Banderas.
=Oceania=
==East Pacific==
- Ecuador
- Galápagos Province
As standard time (Southern Hemisphere winter)
Principal settlement: Hanga Roa
=Oceania=
==East Pacific==
- Chile
- Easter Island
See also
References
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External links
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