Time Zones of Nicaragua | Basic time zone concepts |
Nicaragua is currently observing UTC minus six hours as its standard time, with daylight saving time in the summer.
Source: This information was adapted from the tz database. Zone names come from that database. The names were chosen according to certain rules, but don't necessarily match any names used in the "real world".
| Starting Date | UTC Offset | Zone Name |
|---|---|---|
| Ab initio | All places observed Local Mean Time until 1890. | |
| 1890 | UTC-5:45 | MMT (Managua Mean Time) |
| 1934-06-23 | UTC-6 | CST (Central Standard Time) |
| 1973-05 | UTC-5 | EST (Eastern Standard Time) |
| 1975-02-16 | UTC-6 | CST (Central Standard Time) |
| 1979-03-18 00:00 | UTC-5 | CDT (Central Daylight Time) |
| 1979-06-25 00:00 | UTC-6 | CST (Central Standard Time) |
| 1980-03-16 00:00 | UTC-5 | CDT (Central Daylight Time) |
| 1980-06-23 00:00 | UTC-6 | CST (Central Standard Time) |
| 1992-01-01 04:00 | UTC-5 | CDT (Central Daylight Time) |
| 1992-09-24 00:00 | UTC-6 | CST (Central Standard Time) |
| 1993-01-01 04:00 | UTC-5 | EST (Eastern Standard Time) |
| 1998-12 | UTC-6 | CST (Central Standard Time) |
| 2005-04-10 00:00 | UTC-5 | CDT (Central Daylight Time) |
| 2005-10-02 00:00 | UTC-6 | CST (Central Standard Time) |
| 2006-04-30 02:00 | UTC-5 | CDT (Central Daylight Time) |
| 2006-09-03 02:00 (?) | UTC-6 | CST (Central Standard Time) |
The Zone name used in the tz database is America/Managua.
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