time zones in North America

Directions for finding times manually.

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Time zones defined by the U. S. Department of Transportation¹

See also: time zones for individual states.

Zone	Symbol	Add to UTC	Daylight Saving
Zone	Symbol	Add to UTC	Symbol
Atlantic Time	AST	−4	ADT	−3
Eastern Time	EST	−5	EDT	−4
Central Time	CST	−6	CDT	−5
Mountain Time	MST	−7	MDT	−6
Pacific Time	PST	−8	PDT	−7
Alaska Time	AKST	−9	AKDT	−8
Hawaii-Aleutian Time	HAST	−10	HADT	−9 for Aleutians
Hawaii-Aleutian Time	HAST	−10	not observed in Hawaii
Samoa		−11	not observed

In the United States, by federal law, where daylight saving time is observed it begins at 2 am on the second Sunday in March, and ends at 2 am on the first Sunday in November.

1. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 71. Available on the Web at www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_99/49cfr71_99.html

Time zones

Country	Add to UTC	Daylight Saving (Summer Time)			Time Now
Country	Add to UTC	Add to UTC	Begin	End	Time Now
Bermuda	−4	−3	same as US
Canada
Alberta	−7	−6	same as US
British Columbia	−8	−7	same as US
Cranbrook, Golden & Invermere	−7	−6	same as US
Dawson Creek, Ft. St. John	−8	no
Labrador	−4	−3	same as US
SE Labrador	−3½	−2½	same as US
Manitoba	−6	−5	same as US
Atikokan, New Osnaburgh & Pickle Lake	−6	no
New Brunswick	−4	−3	same as US
Newfoundland	−3½	−2½	same as US
NW Territories	−7	−6	same as US
Nova Scotia	−4	−3	same as US
Nunavit
eastern Nunavit (most of province)	−5	−4	same as US
central Nunavit, Kangiqliniq	−6	−5
western Nunavit	−7
Ontario	−5	−4	same as US
Big Trout Lake	−6	−5	same as US
Prince Edward Is.	−4	−3	same as US
Quebec	−5	−4	same as US
east of the Natashquan River	−4	−3
Saskatchewan	−6	no
Creighton, Denare Beach	−6	−5	same as US
Lloydminster	−7	−6	same as US
Yukon	−8	−7	same as US
Greenland	−3	−2
Thule	−4	−3
Scoresbysund	−1	0
St. Pierre & Miquelon	−3	no

time zones in North America

Time zones defined by the U. S. Department of Transportation1

Time zones

Time zones defined by the U. S. Department of Transportation¹