UTC−05:00

UTC−05:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −05:00.
In North America, it is observed in the Eastern Time Zone during standard time, and in the Central Time Zone during the other eight months. The western Caribbean uses it year round.

As standard time (Northern Hemisphere winter)

Canada
*Nunavut
**Qikiqtaaluk Region except Resolute
*Ontario
**Most of province
*Quebec
**Most of province except easternmost area
United States
*Delaware
*District of Columbia
*Florida
**Entire state except the counties of Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington, and northern Gulf county
*Georgia
*Indiana
**Except the northwestern counties of Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter and Starke, and the southwestern counties of Gibson, Perry, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick
*Kentucky
**Counties to the east of the counties of Breckinridge, Grayson, Hart, Green, Adair, Russell and Clinton
*Maine
*Maryland
*Michigan
**Except the western counties of Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron and Menominee
*New England
*New Jersey
*New York
*North Carolina
*Ohio
*Pennsylvania
*South Carolina
*Tennessee
**The counties of Scott, Morgan, Roane, Rhea and Hamilton, and all counties to the east of these
*Virginia
*West Virginia

Canada
*Manitoba
*Nunavut
**All of Kivalliq Region
*Ontario
** West of 90° west longitude
Mexico
* Chihuahua
** The municipalities of Coyame del Sotol, Ojinaga and Manuel Benavides
* Coahuila de Zaragoza
** The municipalities of Acuña, Allende, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jiménez, Morelos, Nava, Ocampo, Piedras Negras, Villa Unión and Zaragoza
* Nuevo León
** The municipality of Anahuac
* Tamaulipas
** The municipalities of Nuevo Laredo, Guerrero, Mier, Miguel Alemán, Camargo, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Reynosa, Río Bravo, Valle Hermoso and Matamoros
United States
*Alabama
**entire state except Phenix City
*Arkansas
*Florida
**The counties of Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington, and northern Gulf county
*Illinois
*Indiana
**Northwestern counties of Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter and Starke
**Southwestern counties of Gibson, Perry, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick
*Iowa
*Kansas
**Entire state except westernmost counties
*Kentucky
**The counties of Breckinridge, Grayson, Hart, Green, Adair, Russell and Clinton, and all counties to the west of these
*Louisiana
*Michigan
**The western counties of Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron and Menominee
*Minnesota
*Mississippi
*Missouri
*Nebraska
**Central and eastern Nebraska
*North Dakota
**Entire state except southwest
*Oklahoma
**Entire state except Kenton
*South Dakota
**Eastern half
*Tennessee
**Counties to the west of the counties of Scott, Morgan, Roane, Rhea, and Hamilton
*Texas
**All except westernmost counties
*Wisconsin

Principal settlement: Hanga Roa