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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 zoneNowOffsetCities
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

CityLocal time24hDifference
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

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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.