UTC−5 Time Zone

Time Zone of a Place
Time zone of

What is the UTC−5 Time Zone?

Answer

UTC−5 Time Zone
5 hours behind UTC

The same offset also has a name: Eastern Time.

Time Zone Facts

Standard time
UTC−5
Daylight saving time
not observed
Clock changes
the clocks do not change
Daylight saving time in effect now
No

Where This Zone Applies

Not all of these places change their clocks. On standard time all year: Colombia, Acre and Bogotá.
PlaceStandard timeClock changes
Brazil — Acre and the west of Amazonas — Rio Branco and EirunepéUTC−5No
Canada — most of Ontario and Quebec, including Toronto, Ottawa and MontrealUTC−5Yes
ColombiaUTC−5No
Mexico — Quintana Roo — Cancún, Playa del Carmen and TulumUTC−5No
United States — the East Coast and the eastern MidwestUTC−5Yes
AcreUTC−5No
ConnecticutUTC−5Yes
Florida — most of the state, including Miami, Orlando and TampaUTC−5Yes
GeorgiaUTC−5Yes
Indiana — most of the state, including Indianapolis and Fort WayneUTC−5Yes
MaineUTC−5Yes
Michigan — most of the state, including Detroit, Grand Rapids and LansingUTC−5Yes
New YorkUTC−5Yes
Ontario — Atikokan and its surroundings, which stay on EST all year and never switchUTC−5No
Ontario — most of the province, including Toronto, Ottawa and SudburyUTC−5Yes
PennsylvaniaUTC−5Yes
Tennessee — East Tennessee, including Knoxville and ChattanoogaUTC−5Yes
VirginiaUTC−5Yes
Washington, D.C.UTC−5Yes
Amazonas — the far west, including Eirunepé, Benjamin Constant and TabatingaUTC−5No
DelawareUTC−5Yes
Kentucky — the eastern half, including Louisville, Lexington and FrankfortUTC−5Yes
MarylandUTC−5Yes
MassachusettsUTC−5Yes
New HampshireUTC−5Yes
New JerseyUTC−5Yes
North CarolinaUTC−5Yes
OhioUTC−5Yes
Rhode IslandUTC−5Yes
South CarolinaUTC−5Yes
VermontUTC−5Yes
West VirginiaUTC−5Yes
BogotáUTC−5No
CancúnUTC−5No
OttawaUTC−5Yes
PhiladelphiaUTC−5Yes
PittsburghUTC−5Yes
TorontoUTC−5Yes

Time Difference

UTC
5 hours behind
Eastern Time
1 hour behind
Mountain Time
1 hour ahead
Pacific Time
2 hours ahead
Moscow Time
MSK−8

Current time in the zone

UTC−5 — subtract 5 hours from UTC

Related Calculations

See Also

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 UTC−5 Time Zone? (The answer is: 5 hours behind UTC). Pick a place or a zone (e.g. 'UTC−5') and hit the 'Find out' button.
Time Zone of a Place
Time zone of

UTC Offsets

Time zoneStandard time
UTC−12UTC−12
UTC−11UTC−11
UTC−10UTC−10
UTC−9UTC−9
UTC−8UTC−8
UTC−7UTC−7
UTC−6UTC−6
UTC−5UTC−5
UTC−4UTC−4
UTC−3UTC−3
UTC−2UTC−2
UTC−1UTC−1
UTCUTC
UTC+1UTC+1
UTC+2UTC+2
UTC+3UTC+3
UTC+4UTC+4
UTC+5UTC+5
UTC+6UTC+6
UTC+7UTC+7
UTC+8UTC+8
UTC+9UTC+9
UTC+10UTC+10
UTC+11UTC+11
UTC+12UTC+12
UTC+13UTC+13
UTC+14UTC+14

FAQ

What is the UTC−5 Time Zone?

UTC−5 Time Zone 5 hours behind UTC

Where does the UTC−5 Time Zone apply?

Among the places in this reference: Colombia, Acre, Connecticut, Georgia and Maine.

Do the clocks change in the UTC−5 Time Zone?

The representative clock of the zone stays on UTC−5 all year. Not all of these places change their clocks. On standard time all year: Colombia, Acre and Bogotá.

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