Utc−05:00

UTC−05: Blue (January), Orange (July), Yellow (all year round), Light Blue - Sea areas

UTC−05:00 is a time offset that subtracts five hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). 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)

North America

• Canada - Eastern Time Zone
  • Nunavut (eastern), most of Ontario and most of Quebec

• United States - Eastern Time Zone
  • All of Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia
  • Most of Florida, Indiana, and Michigan
  • Eastern parts of Kentucky and Tennessee
  • Unofficial use in several communities in Chattahoochee River from Phenix City.

Caribbean

• The Bahamas
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Cuba
• Haiti

As daylight saving time (Northern Hemisphere summer)

North America

• Canada - Central Time Zone
  • Manitoba, Nunavut (central), Ontario (western)
• United States - Central Time Zone
  • All of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin
  • Most of Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas