Central Standard Time is six hours behind Coordinated Universal Standard Time, written as an offset from UTC – 6:00. that means that to find the standard time in the area you must subtract six hours from the coordinated universal time.
The territories that observe the time zone are located mainly in North America and Central America. runs several Mexican and American. states, as well as several Canadian provinces and Central American countries.
Depending on where the time zone is referenced, it may be called one of these additional names:
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central time or ct
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North American Central Standard Time or nacst
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central standard time or cst (in Spanish)
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heure normale du center or hnc (in French)
- utc-0600
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north america
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united states
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alabama
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arkansas
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northwest florida
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illinois
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parts of indiana
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iowa
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kansas
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kentucky
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Louisiana
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Michigan
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minnesota
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mississippi
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missouri
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nebraska
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north dakota
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oklahoma
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south dakota
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tennessee
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texas
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wisconsin
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canada
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manitoba
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ontario
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saskatchewan
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mexico
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aguascalientes
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campeche
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chiapas
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coahuila
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colima
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federal district
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durango
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guanajuato
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warrior
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nobleman
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jalisco
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lion
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michoacan
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morelos
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mexico
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new lion
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oaxaca
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town
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querétaro
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quintana roo
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san luis potosi
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tabasco
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tamaulipas
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tlaxcala
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true cross
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yucatan
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zacatecas
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central america
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belize
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Costa Rica
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the savior
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Guatemala
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honduras
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nicaragua
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In many of the areas where this time zone is used, Central Standard Time is observed during the fall through winter months, and then Central Standard Time is observed during daylight savings time (spring through summer months), or cdt.
locations in the central standard time zone
The following areas are included in the time zone:
