You need to keep in mind that this time zone is an identifier for a time offset that is 6 hours behind the
UTC time zone.
This time pattern is maintained using highly accurate atomic clocks matched to the Earth's rotation.
In this section, you will learn key facts about this time zone and stay well informed.
Central Time zone is a time offset that subtracts 6 hours from
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by this time zone.
Its main cities and territories are:
In the Ecuador, this time zone is present in the territory of Galápagos Islands.
In the Chile, this time zone is present in the territories of Easter Island and Salas y Gómez Island.
In Canada, this time zone is present in the provinces and territories of Manitoba,
Nunavut,
Ontario and Saskatchewan.
In the Mexico, this time zone is present in the territories of Aguascalientes, Campeche, Coahuila, Colima, Chiapas, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, State of Mexico, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatán and Zacatecas.
Most of Mexico lies in the CT Time Zone, except for six northwestern states: Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonora, Nayarit and
Quintana Roo.
In the United States, this time zone is present in the states of
Alabama,
Arkansas,
Florida,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
North Dakota,
Oklahoma,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas and
Wisconsin.