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Central Time Zone

time zone observing UTC−06:00 during standard time and UTC−05:00 during daylight saving time
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Central Time Zone
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Summary

Central Time Zone is a standard time zone in North America[1]. It draws 20,528 Wikipedia views per month (standard time zone in north america category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3], Canada[4], Mexico[5], El Salvador[6], Guatemala[7], Costa Rica[8], Honduras[9], Belize[10], Nicaragua[11]
  • Shares border with: Eastern Time Zone[12], Mountain Time Zone[13]
  • Commons category: Central Time (U.S.)[14]
  • Said to be the same as: UTC−06:00[15], UTC−05:00[16]
  • Has part(s): America/Bahia_Banderas[17], America/Chicago[18], America/Chihuahua[19], America/Indiana/Knox[20], America/Indiana/Tell_City[21], America/Matamoros[22], America/Menominee[23], America/Merida[24], America/Mexico_City[25], America/Monterrey[26], America/North_Dakota/Beulah[27], America/North_Dakota/Center[28], America/North_Dakota/New_Salem[29], America/Ojinaga[30]
  • Short name: CT[31], CDT[32]
  • UTC timezone offset: -6 hour[33], -5 hour[34]

Why It Matters

Central Time Zone has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · MapGrid · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Eastern Time Zone, Mountain Time Zone
    Has part(s) → America/Bahia_Banderas, America/Chicago, America/Chihuahua +19
    Instance of → standard time zone in North America
    Has parts → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s): America/Yellowknife"
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