Time zones of the United States
The continental United States is divided into 4 time zones:
- Eastern Standard Time ( EST ), the time zone New York is in, which is 5 hours behind UTC
- Central Standard Time ( CST ), the time zone Chicago is in, which is 6 hours behind UTC
- Mountain Standard Time ( MST ), which is 7 hours behind UTC
- Pacific Standard Time ( PST ), the time zone Los Angeles is in, which is 8 hours behind UTC