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Kentucky

United States

7:04:12pm
19:04 on a 24-hour clock

Sunday, 27th September 2026

EDT · UTC-4 America/Kentucky/Louisville Daylight saving in effect ☀️ Daytime
UTC offset
UTC-4
Time zone
America/Kentucky/LouisvilleEDT
Sunrise
7:35 am
Sunset
7:32 pm
Daylight
11 hours 57 minutes147 seconds shorter than yesterday
Daylight saving
OnNext change in 34 days

The thing about Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky (Louisville, Lexington) is Eastern Time; western Kentucky (Bowling Green, Paducah) is Central Time.

Daylight saving in Kentucky

Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).

Kentucky is currently on EDT, UTC-4.

Kentucky is split across 2 time zones

Time zoneNowOffsetCities
America/Kentucky/Louisville EDT 7:04 pm UTC-4 Louisville, Jeffersontown, Pleasure Ridge Park, Valley Station, Newburg, Fern Creek
America/Chicago CDT 6:04 pm UTC-5 Bowling Green, Owensboro, Hopkinsville, Henderson, Paducah, Madisonville
America/New_York EDT 7:04 pm UTC-4 Lexington, Lexington-Fayette, Meads, Covington, Richmond, Georgetown

Time difference to major cities

CityLocal time24hDifference
Los Angeles PDT 4:04 pm 16:04 3 hours behind
Mexico City CST 5:04 pm 17:04 2 hours behind
Chicago CDT 6:04 pm 18:04 1 hour behind
New York City EDT 7:04 pm 19:04 the same time
Toronto EDT 7:04 pm 19:04 the same time
São Paulo UTC-3 8:04 pm 20:04 1 hour ahead
London BST 12:04 am Mon 00:04 5 hours ahead
Paris CEST 1:04 am Mon 01:04 6 hours ahead
Berlin CEST 1:04 am Mon 01:04 6 hours ahead
Johannesburg SAST 1:04 am Mon 01:04 6 hours ahead
Moscow MSK 2:04 am Mon 02:04 7 hours ahead
Cairo EEST 2:04 am Mon 02:04 7 hours ahead
Dubai UTC+4 3:04 am Mon 03:04 8 hours ahead
Delhi IST 4:34 am Mon 04:34 9 hours 30 minutes ahead
Shanghai CST 7:04 am Mon 07:04 12 hours ahead
Tokyo JST 8:04 am Mon 08:04 13 hours ahead
Sydney AEST 9:04 am Mon 09:04 14 hours ahead
Auckland NZDT 12:04 pm Mon 12:04 17 hours ahead

Cities in Kentucky

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Questions people ask

What time is it in Kentucky right now?

It is 7:04 pm (19:04) on Sunday, 27th September 2026 in Kentucky, currently EDT (UTC-4). Kentucky is split across 2 time zones: see the breakdown below.

Does Kentucky observe daylight saving time?

Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).

What time zone is Kentucky in?

Kentucky uses America/Kentucky/Louisville, America/Chicago. Most of the state is on the first of those.

What time is it in the largest cities in Kentucky?

Right now: Louisville 7:04 pm; Lexington 7:04 pm; Lexington-Fayette 7:04 pm; Meads 7:04 pm; Bowling Green 6:04 pm.