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America/Managua

America/Managua is the IANA time zone for Nicaragua.

UTC−06:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC−6 CST

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC−06:00
Rule
No daylight saving time: UTC−6 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in the next three years.

Names

Generic name
Central Standard Time
Abbreviation
CST
Long name
Central Standard Time

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Managua' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('America/Managua')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'America/Managua';

Cities in America/Managua

Also in this zone: León, Masaya, Chinandega, Matagalpa, Estelí, Granada, Jinotega, Juigalpa, Bluefields, Ocotal, Puerto Cabezas, Rivas, Jinotepe, Boaco, Somoto.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–1972: UTC−6
  • 1973: UTC−6 and UTC−5 during the year
  • 1974: UTC−5
  • 1975: UTC−6 and UTC−5 during the year
  • 1976–1978: UTC−6
  • 1979–1980: UTC−6 and UTC−5 each year
  • 1981–1991: UTC−6
  • 1992–1993: UTC−6 and UTC−5 each year
  • 1994–1996: UTC−5
  • 1997: UTC−6 and UTC−5 during the year
  • 1998–2004: UTC−6
  • 2005–2006: UTC−6 and UTC−5 each year
  • 2007–2026: UTC−6

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