Central Time Zone in the United States

The Central Time Zone, includes that part of the United States that is west of the boundary line between the eastern and central standard time zones (view) and east of the boundary line between the central and mountain standard time zones described (view).

The Central Time Zone includes the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, part of Indiana, Iowa, part of Kansas, part of Kentucky, Louisiana, part of Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, part of South Dakota, part of Tennessee, most of Texas, and Wisconsin

Five states are in both the eastern and central time zones. Those are Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee. View the boundary line between eastern and central Time Zones.

Five other states are in both the central and mountain time zones. Those are Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas. View the boundary line between central and mountain Time Zones.

Current Local Time	Central Time Zone Map
The Current Time in The Central Time Zone is: Saturday  2/4/2012  7:26 am  CST

Central Time Zone in the United States Time Details
Time Zone Abbreviations	Central Standard Time - is abbreviated as EST Central Daylight Time - is abbreviated as EDT
UTC - GMT Offset	Central Time Zone is GMT/UTC - 6h during Standard Time Central Time Zone is GMT/UTC - 5h during Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time Usage	Daylight Saving Time is observed in the Central Time Zone throughout the United States.
Daylight Saving Start Date	Central Time Zone starts Daylight Saving Time Sunday March 11, 2012 at 2:00 AM local time.
Daylight Saving End Date	Central Time Zone ends Daylight Saving Time Sunday November 4, 2012 at 2:00 AM local time.

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