Kentucky
United States
8:57:04pm
20:57 on a 24-hour clock
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
EDT · UTC-4
America/Kentucky/Louisville
Daylight saving in effect
🌙 Night
- UTC offset
- UTC-4
- Time zone
- America/Kentucky/LouisvilleEDT
- Sunrise
- 10:55 am
- Sunset
- 12:40 am
- Daylight
- 13 hours 45 minutes125 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 80 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 zone | Now | Offset | Cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| America/Kentucky/Louisville EDT | 8:57 pm | UTC-4 | Louisville, Jeffersontown, Pleasure Ridge Park, Valley Station, Newburg, Fern Creek |
| America/Chicago CDT | 7:57 pm | UTC-5 | Bowling Green, Owensboro, Hopkinsville, Henderson, Paducah, Madisonville |
| America/New_York EDT | 8:57 pm | UTC-4 | Lexington, Lexington-Fayette, Meads, Covington, Richmond, Georgetown |
Time difference to major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:57 pm | 17:57 | 3 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:57 pm | 18:57 | 2 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:57 pm | 19:57 | 1 hour behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:57 pm | 20:57 | the same time |
| Toronto EDT | 8:57 pm | 20:57 | the same time |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:57 pm | 21:57 | 1 hour ahead |
| London BST | 1:57 am Thu | 01:57 | 5 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 2:57 am Thu | 02:57 | 6 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 2:57 am Thu | 02:57 | 6 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:57 am Thu | 02:57 | 6 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 3:57 am Thu | 03:57 | 7 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 3:57 am Thu | 03:57 | 7 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:57 am Thu | 04:57 | 8 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 6:27 am Thu | 06:27 | 9 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 8:57 am Thu | 08:57 | 12 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 9:57 am Thu | 09:57 | 13 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:57 am Thu | 10:57 | 14 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:57 pm Thu | 12:57 | 16 hours ahead |
Cities in Kentucky
Louisville
America/Kentucky/Louisville
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Lexington
America/New_York
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Lexington-Fayette
America/New_York
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Meads
America/New_York
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Bowling Green
America/Chicago
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Owensboro
America/Chicago
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Covington
America/New_York
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Richmond
America/New_York
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Georgetown
America/New_York
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Florence
America/New_York
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Hopkinsville
America/Chicago
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Nicholasville
America/New_York
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Elizabethtown
America/New_York
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Henderson
America/Chicago
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Frankfort
America/New_York
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Jeffersontown
America/Kentucky/Louisville
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Independence
America/New_York
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Pleasure Ridge Park
America/Kentucky/Louisville
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Paducah
America/Chicago
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Valley Station
America/Kentucky/Louisville
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Radcliff
America/New_York
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Ashland
America/New_York
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Newburg
America/Kentucky/Louisville
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Madisonville
America/Chicago
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Related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Kentucky right now?
It is 8:57 pm (20:57) on Wednesday, 12th August 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 8:57 pm; Lexington 8:57 pm; Lexington-Fayette 8:57 pm; Meads 8:57 pm; Bowling Green 7:57 pm.