UTC−06:00

All time zones defined by difference with UTC Min Behind (−) 0 Ahead (+) :00 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 :30 9 3 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 :45 5 12 13 Areas in a darker shade use daylight saving time. The base color shows the standard time.   UTC−06:00 90 degrees W
Current time
21:56, 6 December 2018 UTC−06:00 [refresh]
Meridians
Central	90 degrees W
Western border (nautical)	97.5 degrees W
Eastern border (nautical)	82.5 degrees W
Other
Date-time group (DTG)	S
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UTC−6: blue (January), orange (July), yellow (all year round), light blue (sea areas)

Time in Nunavut

	Standard	DST
	UTC−05:00	UTC−04:00	Eastern Time
	UTC−05:00 (year round)		Eastern Time
	UTC−06:00	UTC−05:00	Central Time
	UTC−06:00 (year round)		Central Time
	UTC−07:00	UTC−06:00	Mountain Time

Time in Indiana: Counties grouped by tz database zones. Lake Michigan shown in blue at top left.

	Standard	DST	US time zone
Red and pink	UTC−06:00	UTC−05:00	Central Time
Other colors	UTC−05:00	UTC−04:00	Eastern Time

Time in Mexico

	Mexican time zone	Winter	Summer (DST)	North American equivalent
	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

UTC−06:00 is a time offset that subtracts six hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
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)[edit]

Principal cities: Mexico City, Chicago, Winnipeg

North America[edit]

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 (central)
  
  
  • 
    Ontario (western)
  
  


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   United States – Central Time Zone
  
  • 
    Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Wisconsin, Oklahoma
    
  
  
  • most of Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, most of Tennessee, most of Texas
    
  
  
  • western portions of Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan
    
  
  
  • small portions of Indiana
    
  
  


• 
   Mexico – Central Zone
  
  • All of the states
    

(except Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Sonora, and most of Nayarit)

As daylight saving time (Northern Hemisphere summer)[edit]

Principal cities: Denver, Edmonton

North America[edit]

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   Canada – Mountain Time Zone
  
  • Alberta
  
  
  • 
    British Columbia (Cranbrook region only)
  
  
  • 
    Northwest Territories (most of territory)
  
  
  • 
    Nunavut (western)
  
  
  • 
    Saskatchewan – only Lloydminster and surrounding area
  
  


• 
   United States – Mountain Time Zone
  
  • 
    Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
    
  
  
  • 
    Navajo Nation, extending into Arizona
  
  
  • Most of Idaho (southern section)
  
  
  • Western parts of Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas
    
  
  
  • Southwestern parts of North Dakota
    
  
  
  • Small parts in east of Oregon and Nevada
    
  
  


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   Mexico – Pacific Zone
  
  • Baja California Sur
  
  
  • Chihuahua
  
  
  • 
    Nayarit (most of state)
  
  
  • Sinaloa
  
  

As standard time (all year round)[edit]

Principal cities: Guatemala City, Managua, Tegucigalpa

North America[edit]

• 
   Canada – Central Time Zone
  
  • 
    Saskatchewan (except Lloydminster and surrounding area)

Central America[edit]

• 
   Belize
  


• 
   Costa Rica
  


• 
   El Salvador
  


• 
   Guatemala
  


• 
   Honduras
  


• 
   Nicaragua
  
  • Called Central America Time Zone
    

East Pacific[edit]

• 
   Ecuador
  
  • Galápagos Province

As standard time (Southern Hemisphere winter)[edit]

Principal cities: Hanga Roa

East Pacific[edit]

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   Chile
  
  • 
    Easter Island and Isla Salas y Gómez
    

See also[edit]

• Time in Canada


• Time in Chile


• Time in Ecuador


• Time in Mexico


• Time in the United States

References[edit]