It is denoted with the letter “S” and is combined with military time. This is a military time zone used in aviation and is used at sea between the longitudes of 97.5 degrees West and 82.5 degrees West. This time zone is a DST variation of Mountain Standard Time that falls into the same offset as CST during the summer months. The pacific island of Galapagos near Ecuador falls into this time zone, which is six hours behind UTC. During the summer months the official time is EASST ( Easter Island Summer Time).
They are listed below with a short description of each:Įaster Island/Rapa Nui observe this time zone during the winter. There are also several other time zones that fall into the same UTC offset as CST. In Central America, the following countries observe CST all year long: The following Mexican states observe Central Time: They are Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Nayarit, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, and Sonora. In Mexico, most of the country falls under CST, but six of the states do not. Many of these states are geographically located on the border of two time zones. The Central Time Zone is the most populated in the United States just after the Eastern Time Zone. Texas - all but a few counties including El Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson.North Dakota - North and East locations.Michigan - Several western counties including Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron, and Menominee.Kansas - barring these west counties: Greeley, Hamilton, Sherman, and Wallace use MST/MDT.Indiana - Northwestern counties including Lake, Porter, La Porte, Newton, Jasper, Starke, and counties near Evansville.Florida - Northwestern locations including Calhoun, Escamia, Holmes, Jacson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, Washington, and north gulf counties.Below are locations in the United States that fall into the CST zone: Manitoba is the only Canadian province that observes Central Time in its entirety. Saskatchewan - Only in Creighton and Denare Beach.The following communities do not observe DST: Atikokan, New Osnaburgh, Pickle Lake Ontario - areas west of 90 West, the eastern side is on EST/EDT.During Daylight Saving Time, participating areas move from 6 hours behind UTC to five hours for the portion of the summer.īelow are the areas in Canada that fall into this time zone: Parts of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean Islands, and a portion of the Eastern Pacific Ocean utilize CST.
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