Resolute time zone history
The Resolute zone has changed its standard time 4 times since 1970, tied for the most among the 20 zones in Canada. On standard time, clocks in Resolute run 19 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.
UTC−6
Standard time is UTC−6 (CDT/CST); clocks go forward to UTC−5 on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November.
Summer time in 55 of 57 years since 1970
Before 1970
Standard time changes
| Date | Change | New standard time | Clock label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| August 31, 1947 | First local time in the record | UTC−6 | CST |
| Since 1970 | |||
| October 29, 2000 | Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not move | UTC−5 | EST |
| April 1, 2001 | Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not move | UTC−6 | CST |
| October 29, 2006 | Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not move | UTC−5 | EST |
| March 11, 2007 | Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not move | UTC−6 | CST |
Daylight saving periods
| Years | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back | Shift and labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972–1986 | last Sunday in April, 02:00 | last Sunday in October, 02:00 | 1 hour, CST to CDT |
| 1987–1999 | first Sunday in April, 02:00 | last Sunday in October, 02:00 | 1 hour, CST to CDT |
| 2000 | April 2 | not that year | 1 hour, CST to CDT |
| 2001 | not that year | October 28 | 1 hour, CST to CDT |
| 2002–2005 | first Sunday in April, 02:00 | last Sunday in October, 02:00 | 1 hour, CST to CDT |
| 2006 | April 2 | not that year | 1 hour, CST to CDT |
| 2007 | not that year | November 4 | 1 hour, CST to CDT |
| 2008–2037 | second Sunday in March, 02:00 | first Sunday in November, 02:00 | 1 hour, CST to CDT |
Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028
The clocks go forward 1 hour (CST to CDT) on March 8, 2026, March 14, 2027 and March 12, 2028 at 02:00 and back 1 hour (CDT to CST) on November 1, 2026, November 7, 2027 and November 5, 2028 at 02:00, local time.
Also on UTC−6
Rankin Inlet (Canada), Inuvik (Canada), Edmonton (Canada), Regina (Canada), Swift Current (Canada), Beulah, North Dakota (United States), Center, North Dakota (United States), New Salem, North Dakota (United States), Menominee (United States) and Chicago (United States) (nearest first; 17 more on the list of offsets).
Clocks next door since 1970
- Cambridge Bay (712 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 508 days in 1972–2026.
- Pituffik (Thule) (Greenland) (741 km): usually 2 hours ahead; different on 3,953 days in 1972–2026.
- Rankin Inlet (1,325 km): same time except 133 days in 2006 and 2007.
- Inuvik (1,503 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 3,756 days in 1970–2026; same time today.
- Iqaluit (1,575 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 655 days in 1972–2026.