UTC−5 time now
UTC−5 is Eastern Standard Time (EST) in winter, and Central Daylight Time (CDT) in summer, in North America.
UTC−5 is also written GMT−5 or UTC-05:00 in ISO 8601. It is the same time everywhere on this offset, all year: a UTC offset never moves for daylight saving time, places do.
Countries on UTC−5 all year
- Brazil: Rio Branco
- Canada: Winnipeg
- Cayman Islands
- Colombia: Bogota, Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Bucaramanga
- Ecuador: Guayaquil, Quito, Cuenca, Ambato, Machala, Portoviejo
- Jamaica: Kingston, Spanish Town, Montego Bay
- Mexico: Cancun, Chetumal, Cozumel
- Panama: Panama City, Colon
- Peru: Lima, Callao, Arequipa, Chiclayo, Trujillo, Iquitos
On UTC−5 for part of the year
These places use UTC−5 only during daylight saving time or only outside it.
- Bahamas: Nassau (UTC−4 the rest of the year)
- Canada: Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Hamilton, Quebec City, Kitchener (UTC−4 the rest of the year)
- Chile: Easter Island (UTC−6 the rest of the year)
- Cuba: Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Camaguey, Holguin, Guantanamo, Santa Clara (UTC−4 the rest of the year)
- Haiti: Port-au-Prince, Cap-Haitien, Gonaives, Les Cayes (UTC−4 the rest of the year)
- Mexico: Reynosa, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Piedras Negras (UTC−6 the rest of the year)
- Turks and Caicos Islands (UTC−4 the rest of the year)
- United States: New York, Philadelphia, Miami, Boston, Atlanta, Washington DC (UTC−6 the rest of the year)
For a specific city, with its daylight saving dates, use the time zone converter or the world clock.
All UTC offsets
- UTC−12
- UTC−11
- UTC−10
- UTC−9:30
- UTC−9
- UTC−8
- UTC−7
- UTC−6
- UTC−5
- UTC−4
- UTC−3:30
- UTC−3
- UTC−2
- UTC−1
- UTC
- UTC+1
- UTC+2
- UTC+3
- UTC+3:30
- UTC+4
- UTC+4:30
- UTC+5
- UTC+5:30
- UTC+5:45
- UTC+6
- UTC+6:30
- UTC+7
- UTC+8
- UTC+8:45
- UTC+9
- UTC+9:30
- UTC+10
- UTC+10:30
- UTC+11
- UTC+12
- UTC+12:45
- UTC+13
- UTC+13:45
- UTC+14
Questions people ask
Is UTC−5 the same as GMT−5?
Yes. On the clock they show the same time. GMT is the old name for the time at Greenwich; UTC is the modern atomic standard. Offsets are written the same way with either name.
What time is it in UTC−5 right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current time in UTC−5, corrected by an internet time check, so it stays right even if your device clock is off.
Which countries use UTC−5?
All year: Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru.
Does UTC−5 change for daylight saving time?
No. A UTC offset never changes. What changes is which places use it: a place on daylight saving time moves to a different offset, usually one hour ahead. 8 countries use UTC−5 for only part of the year.