Time Zone History

Regina time zone history

Regina kept local mean time (UTC−6:58:36) until 1905, tied second-latest switch among the 15 zones in Canada with local mean time in the record. On standard time, clocks in Regina run 59 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.

UTC−6

Standard time is UTC−6 (CST) all year under the current rules.

Covers: Saskatchewan (most areas) · tz database name America/Regina

Convert a time from Regina

UTC−6 every day since 1970

UTC−7, UTC−6:58:36: behind today’s standard timeUTC−6: today’s standard timeUTC−7, UTC−6:58:36: behind today’sstandard timeUTC−6: today’s standard time

How to read this chart

Before 1970

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Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
September 1, 1905Local mean time (UTC−6:58:36) replacedUTC−7MST
April 24, 1960Standard time forward 1 hourUTC−6CST

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
1918April 14October 271 hour, MST to MDT
1930–1934first Sunday in May, 00:00first Sunday in October, 00:001 hour, MST to MDT
1937April 11October 101 hour, MST to MDT
1938April 10October 21 hour, MST to MDT
1939–1941second Sunday in April, 00:00second Sunday in October, 00:001 hour, MST to MDT
1942February 9not that year1 hour, MST to MWT
1945not that yearSeptember 301 hour
1946April 14October 131 hour, MST to MDT
1947–1957last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in September, 02:001 hour, MST to MDT
1959April 26October 251 hour, MST to MDT

Also on UTC−6

Swift Current (Canada), Beulah, North Dakota (United States), Center, North Dakota (United States), New Salem, North Dakota (United States), Edmonton (Canada), Menominee (United States), Rankin Inlet (Canada), Chicago (United States), Knox, Indiana (United States) and Tell City, Indiana (United States) (nearest first; 17 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Swift Current (226 km): same time except 850 days in 1970–1972.
  • Beulah, North Dakota (United States) (407 km): same time except 10,329 days in 1970–2026.
  • Center, North Dakota (United States) (440 km): same time except 11,455 days in 1970–2026.
  • New Salem, North Dakota (United States) (461 km): same time except 10,924 days in 1970–2026.
  • Winnipeg (537 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 8,726 days in 1970–2026.

How it compares

The Regina zone has kept UTC−6 since 1960, with no clock changes since 1970.