UTC offset
UTC−05:00
5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time — the clock of Canada, United States, Colombia and 8 more.
Zones here now
23
Atikokan · Bogota · Cancun
Countries
11
🇨🇦 Canada · 🇺🇸 United States · 🇨🇴 Colombia
Seasonal shifts
29
zones that hop rungs with DST
Largest city
Lima
9.9M metro · -05
Who keeps UTC−05:00
23 zones right now — the rung breathes with DST.
13 zones are only visiting — daylight saving brings them here from another rung. 16 zones based here are spending the season on another rung.
Major cities at UTC−05:00
Where it's --:-- right now.
ordered by population · each links to its city page
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Times below are live conversions against each reference's current offset — daylight saving included.
Convert Lima → your city →About this offset
One rung, eleven flags.
UTC−05:00 is kept by 23 zones across Canada, United States, Colombia and 8 more. Its population shifts with the seasons: 13 zones are only here while daylight saving lasts. 16 zones based here are currently away on the next rung.
Frequently asked questions
Answers generated from live data for UTC−05:00. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What time is it at UTC−05:00 right now?
- UTC−05:00 is always exactly 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time, every day of the year. The clock at the top of this page shows its current time live — in military usage this offset is zone R (Romeo).
- Which countries use UTC−05:00?
- Ten territories keep UTC−05:00 year-round: Canada (America/Atikokan), Colombia (America/Bogota), Mexico (America/Cancun), Cayman Islands (America/Cayman). Others keep it for part of the year only, moving a rung with daylight saving.
- Is Lima always on UTC−05:00?
- Yes. Lima does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays at UTC−05:00 every day of the year.
- What's the difference between UTC−05:00 and PST?
- UTC−05:00 is the numeric offset; PST (Peru Standard Time) is one named time zone that keeps it. Other zones can share the offset while following entirely different rules and history — same clock, different identity.
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Adjacent offsets.
Free · Developer API
This offset, as JSON.
Every zone whose standard time is UTC−05:00, each with its live offset and DST status, in one call.
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