Kentucky
United States
4:30:47pm
16:30 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 zone | Now | Offset | Cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| America/Kentucky/Louisville EDT | 4:30 pm | UTC-4 | Louisville, Jeffersontown, Pleasure Ridge Park, Valley Station, Newburg, Fern Creek |
| America/Chicago CDT | 3:30 pm | UTC-5 | Bowling Green, Owensboro, Hopkinsville, Henderson, Paducah, Madisonville |
| America/New_York EDT | 4:30 pm | UTC-4 | Lexington, Lexington-Fayette, Meads, Covington, Richmond, Georgetown |
Time difference to major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 1:30 pm | 13:30 | 3 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 2:30 pm | 14:30 | 2 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 3:30 pm | 15:30 | 1 hour behind |
| New York City EDT | 4:30 pm | 16:30 | the same time |
| Toronto EDT | 4:30 pm | 16:30 | the same time |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 5:30 pm | 17:30 | 1 hour ahead |
| London BST | 9:30 pm | 21:30 | 5 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 10:30 pm | 22:30 | 6 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 10:30 pm | 22:30 | 6 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 10:30 pm | 22:30 | 6 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 11:30 pm | 23:30 | 7 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 11:30 pm | 23:30 | 7 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 12:30 am Mon | 00:30 | 8 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 2:00 am Mon | 02:00 | 9 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 4:30 am Mon | 04:30 | 12 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 5:30 am Mon | 05:30 | 13 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 6:30 am Mon | 06:30 | 14 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 9:30 am Mon | 09:30 | 17 hours ahead |
Cities in Kentucky
Louisville
America/Kentucky/Louisville
4:30pm
Lexington
America/New_York
4:30pm
Lexington-Fayette
America/New_York
4:30pm
Meads
America/New_York
4:30pm
Bowling Green
America/Chicago
3:30pm
Owensboro
America/Chicago
3:30pm
Covington
America/New_York
4:30pm
Richmond
America/New_York
4:30pm
Georgetown
America/New_York
4:30pm
Florence
America/New_York
4:30pm
Hopkinsville
America/Chicago
3:30pm
Nicholasville
America/New_York
4:30pm
Elizabethtown
America/New_York
4:30pm
Henderson
America/Chicago
3:30pm
Frankfort
America/New_York
4:30pm
Jeffersontown
America/Kentucky/Louisville
4:30pm
Independence
America/New_York
4:30pm
Pleasure Ridge Park
America/Kentucky/Louisville
4:30pm
Paducah
America/Chicago
3:30pm
Valley Station
America/Kentucky/Louisville
4:30pm
Radcliff
America/New_York
4:30pm
Ashland
America/New_York
4:30pm
Newburg
America/Kentucky/Louisville
4:30pm
Madisonville
America/Chicago
3:30pm
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Kentucky right now?
It is 4:30 pm (16:30) 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 4:30 pm; Lexington 4:30 pm; Lexington-Fayette 4:30 pm; Meads 4:30 pm; Bowling Green 3:30 pm.