UTC−06:00
UTC Time Zone Infobox
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Meridians |
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Central |
90 degrees W |
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Western border (nautical) |
97.5 degrees W |
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Eastern border (nautical) |
82.5 degrees W |
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Other |
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Date-time group (DTG) |
S |
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External links |
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UTC−6: Blue (January), Orange (July), Yellow (all year round), Light Blue – Sea areas
UTC−06:00 is a time offset that subtracts 6 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 8 months (see Daylight saving time). Several Latin American countries and a few other places use it year round.
As standard time (Northern Hemisphere winter)
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
- 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
- (except Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Nayarit, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, and Sonora)
As daylight saving time (Northern Hemisphere summer)
North America
As standard time (all year round)
North America
Central America
East Pacific
See also
References
- ↑ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cst&o2=&o0=1&o7=&o5=&o1=1&o6=&o4=&o3=&h=