Kentucky
United States
9:44:56am
09:44 on a 24-hour clock
Monday, 28th September 2026
EDT · UTC-4
America/Kentucky/Louisville
Daylight saving in effect
☀️ Daytime
- UTC offset
- UTC-4
- Time zone
- America/Kentucky/LouisvilleEDT
- Sunrise
- 7:36 am
- Sunset
- 7:30 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 54 minutes147 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 33 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 | 9:44 am | UTC-4 | Louisville, Jeffersontown, Pleasure Ridge Park, Valley Station, Newburg, Fern Creek |
| America/Chicago CDT | 8:44 am | UTC-5 | Bowling Green, Owensboro, Hopkinsville, Henderson, Paducah, Madisonville |
| America/New_York EDT | 9:44 am | UTC-4 | Lexington, Lexington-Fayette, Meads, Covington, Richmond, Georgetown |
Time difference to major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 6:44 am | 06:44 | 3 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 7:44 am | 07:44 | 2 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 8:44 am | 08:44 | 1 hour behind |
| New York City EDT | 9:44 am | 09:44 | the same time |
| Toronto EDT | 9:44 am | 09:44 | the same time |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 10:44 am | 10:44 | 1 hour ahead |
| London BST | 2:44 pm | 14:44 | 5 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 3:44 pm | 15:44 | 6 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 3:44 pm | 15:44 | 6 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 3:44 pm | 15:44 | 6 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 4:44 pm | 16:44 | 7 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 4:44 pm | 16:44 | 7 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 5:44 pm | 17:44 | 8 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 7:14 pm | 19:14 | 9 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 9:44 pm | 21:44 | 12 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 10:44 pm | 22:44 | 13 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 11:44 pm | 23:44 | 14 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 2:44 am Tue | 02:44 | 17 hours ahead |
Cities in Kentucky
Louisville
America/Kentucky/Louisville
9:44am
Lexington
America/New_York
9:44am
Lexington-Fayette
America/New_York
9:44am
Meads
America/New_York
9:44am
Bowling Green
America/Chicago
8:44am
Owensboro
America/Chicago
8:44am
Covington
America/New_York
9:44am
Richmond
America/New_York
9:44am
Georgetown
America/New_York
9:44am
Florence
America/New_York
9:44am
Hopkinsville
America/Chicago
8:44am
Nicholasville
America/New_York
9:44am
Elizabethtown
America/New_York
9:44am
Henderson
America/Chicago
8:44am
Frankfort
America/New_York
9:44am
Jeffersontown
America/Kentucky/Louisville
9:44am
Independence
America/New_York
9:44am
Pleasure Ridge Park
America/Kentucky/Louisville
9:44am
Paducah
America/Chicago
8:44am
Valley Station
America/Kentucky/Louisville
9:44am
Radcliff
America/New_York
9:44am
Ashland
America/New_York
9:44am
Newburg
America/Kentucky/Louisville
9:44am
Madisonville
America/Chicago
8:44am
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Kentucky right now?
It is 9:44 am (09:44) on Monday, 28th 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 9:44 am; Lexington 9:44 am; Lexington-Fayette 9:44 am; Meads 9:44 am; Bowling Green 8:44 am.