UTC−6 Time Zone

Time Zone of a Place
Time zone of

What is the UTC−6 Time Zone?

Answer

UTC−6 Time Zone
6 hours behind UTC

The same offset also has a name: Central Time.

Time Zone Facts

Standard time
UTC−6
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: Puebla, Veracruz and Guadalajara.
PlaceStandard timeClock changes
Canada — Manitoba and western OntarioUTC−6Yes
Canada — Saskatchewan, which keeps Central Standard Time all year and does not switchUTC−6No
Mexico — central Mexico, including Mexico City, Guadalajara and MonterreyUTC−6No
Mexico — the border strip of Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, which also follows the clock of the United StatesUTC−6Yes
United States — from the Gulf Coast to the DakotasUTC−6Yes
AlabamaUTC−6Yes
ArkansasUTC−6Yes
Chihuahua — most of the state, including the city of Chihuahua, Delicias and Parral — on Central Time since 2022 and without summer timeUTC−6No
Chihuahua — the eastern border municipalities, Ojinaga and Manuel Benavides, which switch to summer time with TexasUTC−6Yes
Florida — the Panhandle west of the Apalachicola River, including PensacolaUTC−6Yes
IllinoisUTC−6Yes
Indiana — the northwest around Gary, the southwest around Evansville, plus Starke and Perry countiesUTC−6Yes
IowaUTC−6Yes
Michigan — four counties of the Upper Peninsula on the Wisconsin border: Gogebic, Iron, Dickinson and MenomineeUTC−6Yes
MissouriUTC−6Yes
Nebraska — the eastern two-thirds, including Omaha and LincolnUTC−6Yes
Ontario — the far west beyond Thunder Bay, including Kenora and Rainy RiverUTC−6Yes
PueblaUTC−6No
Saskatchewan — the whole province except Lloydminster: Central Time all year, with no switch to summer timeUTC−6No
South Dakota — the east, including Sioux Falls and PierreUTC−6Yes
Tennessee — the middle and the west, including Nashville and MemphisUTC−6Yes
Texas — almost the whole state, including Houston, Dallas, Austin and San AntonioUTC−6Yes
VeracruzUTC−6No
Kansas — almost the whole state, including Wichita, Topeka and Kansas CityUTC−6Yes
Kentucky — the western part, including Bowling Green, Owensboro and PaducahUTC−6Yes
LouisianaUTC−6Yes
MinnesotaUTC−6Yes
MississippiUTC−6Yes
North Dakota — most of the state, including Fargo, Bismarck and MinotUTC−6Yes
OklahomaUTC−6Yes
WisconsinUTC−6Yes
Birmingham, AlabamaUTC−6Yes
ChicagoUTC−6Yes
GuadalajaraUTC−6No
Mexico CityUTC−6No
MonterreyUTC−6No
Montgomery, AlabamaUTC−6Yes
MéridaUTC−6No
Puerto VallartaUTC−6No
ReynosaUTC−6Yes

And 1 more in this reference.

Time Difference

UTC
6 hours behind
Eastern Time
2 hours behind
Central Time
1 hour behind
Pacific Time
1 hour ahead
Moscow Time
MSK−9

Current time in the zone

UTC−6 — subtract 6 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−6 Time Zone? (The answer is: 6 hours behind UTC). Pick a place or a zone (e.g. 'UTC−6') and hit the 'Find out' button.
Time Zone of a Place
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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−6 Time Zone?

UTC−6 Time Zone 6 hours behind UTC

Where does the UTC−6 Time Zone apply?

Among the places in this reference: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri.

Do the clocks change in the UTC−6 Time Zone?

The representative clock of the zone stays on UTC−6 all year. Not all of these places change their clocks. On standard time all year: Puebla, Veracruz and Guadalajara.

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