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UTC−05:00
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<p>UTC−05:00 is an identifier for a <a href="/facts/UTC_offset/AyP6FDMd">time offset from UTC</a> of −05:00. In North America, it is observed in the <a href="/facts/Eastern_Time_Zone/jP4S8j1V">Eastern Time Zone</a> during <a href="/facts/Standard_time/3dKMYnjM">standard time</a>, and in the <a href="/facts/Central_Time_Zone/5UBgAgqS">Central Time Zone</a> during the other eight months (see <a href="/facts/Daylight_saving_time/bEWvB1Rt">Daylight saving time</a>). The western <a href="/facts/Caribbean_Sea/RPnJgdse">Caribbean</a> uses it year round. </p>