Mountain Time Zone
Time Zone of a Place
What is the Mountain Time Zone?
Answer
Mountain Time Zone
UTC−7 (MST) and UTC−6 (MDT)
The same offset as a plain number: UTC−7.
Time Zone Facts
- Abbreviations
- MST / MDT
- Standard time
- UTC−7
- Daylight saving time
- UTC−6
- Clock changes
- daylight time from March 8, 2026 and standard time from November 1, 2026
- Daylight saving time in effect now
- Yes
Where This Zone Applies
The clocks do not change everywhere in this zone. On standard time all year: Arizona and Mesa, Arizona.
| Place | Standard time | Clock changes |
|---|---|---|
| Canada — Alberta and the Northwest Territories | UTC−7 | Forward only |
| Canada — Yukon, which has kept Mountain Standard Time all year round since 2020 | UTC−7 | No |
| United States — Arizona, which keeps Mountain Time all year (except the Navajo Nation) | UTC−7 | No |
| United States — the Rocky Mountain states | UTC−7 | Yes |
| Alberta | UTC−7 | Forward only |
| Arizona | UTC−7 | No |
| British Columbia — the Peace River area — Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson — and Creston, all on MST all year | UTC−7 | No |
| Colorado | UTC−7 | Yes |
| Idaho — the southern two-thirds, including Boise and Idaho Falls | UTC−7 | Yes |
| Montana | UTC−7 | Yes |
| Nebraska — the western panhandle, including Scottsbluff and North Platte | UTC−7 | Yes |
| New Mexico | UTC−7 | Yes |
| Saskatchewan — Lloydminster and the strip along the Alberta border, which keep Alberta’s clock | UTC−7 | Forward only |
| South Dakota — the west beyond the Missouri River, including Rapid City | UTC−7 | Yes |
| Texas — the two far-western counties, El Paso and Hudspeth | UTC−7 | Yes |
| Utah | UTC−7 | Yes |
| Wyoming | UTC−7 | Yes |
| Kansas — four counties in the far west: Greeley, Hamilton, Sherman and Wallace | UTC−7 | Yes |
| North Dakota — the southwestern corner: Bowman, Slope, Golden Valley and Billings counties | UTC−7 | Yes |
| Oregon — most of Malheur County in the southeast, including Ontario and Vale | UTC−7 | Yes |
| Albuquerque | UTC−7 | Yes |
| Calgary | UTC−7 | Forward only |
| Denver | UTC−7 | Yes |
| Edmonton | UTC−7 | Forward only |
| Mesa, Arizona | UTC−7 | No |
| Santa Fe, New Mexico | UTC−7 | Yes |
Time Difference
- UTC
- 6 hours behind
- Eastern Time
- 2 hours behind
- Central Time
- 1 hour behind
- Pacific Time
- 1 hour ahead
- Moscow Time
- MSK−10 in standard time, MSK−9 in daylight time
Current time in the zone
UTC−6
UTC−6 — subtract 6 hours from UTC
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Named Time Zones
| Time zone | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Central Time | UTC+9:30 | UTC+10:30 |
| Australian Eastern Time | UTC+10 | UTC+11 |
| Australian Western Time | UTC+8 | not observed |
| Brasília Time | UTC−3 | not observed |
| Central European Time | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Central Time | UTC−6 | UTC−5 |
| Chamorro Time | UTC+10 | not observed |
| East Africa Time | UTC+3 | not observed |
| Eastern European Time | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Eastern Time | UTC−5 | UTC−4 |
| Greenwich Mean Time | UTC | UTC+1 |
| Hawaii–Aleutian Time | UTC−10 | not observed |
| Hong Kong Time | UTC+8 | not observed |
| India Standard Time | UTC+5:30 | not observed |
| Irish Time | UTC | UTC+1 |
| Irkutsk Time | UTC+8 | not observed |
| Israel Time | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Japan Standard Time | UTC+9 | not observed |
| Kaliningrad Time | UTC+2 | not observed |
| Kamchatka Time | UTC+12 | not observed |
| Korea Standard Time | UTC+9 | not observed |
| Krasnoyarsk Time | UTC+7 | not observed |
| Magadan Time | UTC+11 | not observed |
| Mexican Central Time | UTC−6 | not observed |
| Mexican Northwest Time | UTC−8 | UTC−7 |
| Mexican Pacific Time | UTC−7 | not observed |
| Mexican Southeast Time | UTC−5 | not observed |
| Moscow Time | UTC+3 | not observed |
| Mountain Time | UTC−7 | UTC−6 |
| Newfoundland Time | UTC−3:30 | UTC−2:30 |
| New Zealand Time | UTC+12 | UTC+13 |
| Omsk Time | UTC+6 | not observed |
| Pacific Time | UTC−8 | UTC−7 |
| Samara Time | UTC+4 | not observed |
| Samoa Time | UTC−11 | not observed |
| South Africa Standard Time | UTC+2 | not observed |
| Vladivostok Time | UTC+10 | not observed |
| Western European Time | UTC | UTC+1 |
| Yakutsk Time | UTC+9 | not observed |
| Yekaterinburg Time | UTC+5 | not observed |
Time Zone of a Place
This reference shows what time zone a place is in: the name of the zone and its abbreviations, the UTC offset in standard and daylight time, whether the clocks change there and when, plus the difference from UTC, from the four US zones and from Moscow. For example, it can help you find out what is the Mountain Time Zone? (The answer is: UTC−7 (MST) and UTC−6 (MDT)). Pick a place or a zone (e.g. 'Mountain Time') and hit the 'Find out' button.
Time Zone of a Place