# UTC−05:00

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.

## As standard time (Northern Hemisphere winter)

Principal cities: New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Detroit, Columbus, Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Orlando, Charlotte, Charleston, Wilmington, Key West, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Iqaluit, Nassau, Havana, Kingston, Port-au-Prince, Cockburn Town, Providenciales

### North America

* Canada (Eastern Time Zone)
** Nunavut
*** Qikiqtaaluk Region except Resolute
** Ontario
*** Most of province (east of 90° W)
** Quebec
*** Most of province except easternmost area
* United States (Eastern Time Zone)
** Delaware
** District of Columbia
** Florida
*** Entire state except the counties of Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington, and northern Gulf county (panhandle)
** Georgia
** Indiana
*** Except the northwestern counties of Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter and Starke, and the southwestern counties of Gibson, Perry, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick
** Kentucky
*** Counties to the east of (not including) the counties of Breckinridge, Grayson, Hart, Green, Adair, Russell and Clinton
** Maine
** Maryland
** Michigan
*** Except the western counties of Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron and Menominee
** New England (states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont)
** New Jersey
** New York
** North Carolina
** Ohio
** Pennsylvania
** South Carolina
** Tennessee
*** The counties of Scott, Morgan, Roane, Rhea and Hamilton, and all counties to the east of these
** Virginia
** West Virginia

### Caribbean

* Bahamas
* Cuba
* Haiti
* United Kingdom
** Turks and Caicos Islands

## As daylight saving time (Northern Hemisphere summer)

Principal cities: Winnipeg, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Austin, Memphis, Kansas City, San Antonio, Nashville, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City, Reynosa

### North America

* Canada (Central Time Zone)
** Manitoba
** Nunavut
*** All of Kivalliq Region (Coral Harbour)
** Ontario
*** West of 90° west longitude
* 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
** 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 westernmost 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 westernmost counties
** Wisconsin

## As standard time (year-round)

Principal cities: Cancún, Bogotá, Lima, Kingston, Quito, Panama City, George Town

### South America

* Brazil
** Acre
** Amazonas (13 western municipalities, approximately marked by a line between Tabatinga and Porto Acre)
* Colombia – Time in Colombia
* Ecuador – Time in Ecuador (except Galápagos Islands)
* Peru – Time in Peru

### Caribbean

* Jamaica
* United Kingdom
** British Overseas Territories
*** Cayman Islands
* United States
** United States Minor Outlying Islands
*** Navassa Island

### North America

* Canada – Eastern Time Zone
** Atikokan and New Osnaburgh/Pickle Lake area
** Southampton Island
* Mexico (Zona Sureste)
** Quintana Roo
* Panama

## As daylight saving time (Southern Hemisphere summer)

Principal settlement: Hanga Roa

### East Pacific

* Chile
** Easter Island