Time in Kentucky

4:01:35PM

Friday, October 16, 2026

EDT (UTC-4), Eastern Daylight Time

United States

The clock shows the time in United States, the capital.

Kentucky is 5 hours behind London.

Time zones in Kentucky

4:01 PMEastern TimeEDT, UTC-4New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia
3:01 PMCentral TimeCDT, UTC-5Chicago, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Nashville

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Kentucky

United States

Fri, Oct 16

EDTUTC-4

London

United Kingdom

Fri, Oct 16

BSTUTC+1+5h

Tokyo

Japan

Sat, Oct 17

JSTUTC+9+13h

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Time difference from Kentucky

Current time in major cities and how far ahead or behind Kentucky they are. Select a city for a detailed comparison.

Place	Time now	Difference from Kentucky
New YorkUnited States	4:01 PM EDT	±0
LondonUnited Kingdom	9:01 PM BST	+5h
Los AngelesCalifornia, United States	1:01 PM PDT	-3h
ChicagoIllinois, United States	3:01 PM CDT	-1h
TorontoOntario, Canada	4:01 PM EDT	±0
São PauloBrazil	5:01 PM BRT	+1h
ParisFrance	10:01 PM CEST	+6h
BerlinGermany	10:01 PM CEST	+6h
MoscowRussia	11:01 PM MSK	+7h
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	12:01 AM GSTnext day	+8h
New DelhiDelhi, India	1:31 AM ISTnext day	+9h 30m
BangkokThailand	3:01 AM ICTnext day	+11h
Singapore	4:01 AM SGTnext day	+12h
ShanghaiChina	4:01 AM CSTnext day	+12h
TokyoJapan	5:01 AM JSTnext day	+13h
SydneyNew South Wales, Australia	7:01 AM AEDTnext day	+15h
AucklandNew Zealand	9:01 AM NZDTnext day	+17h
JohannesburgSouth Africa	10:01 PM SAST	+6h

Kentucky time zone

Local time: 4:01 PM
Date: Oct 16, 2026
Time zone: EDT
UTC offset: UTC-4
IANA time zone: America/New_York
Dialing code: +1

Daylight saving time

Kentucky uses daylight saving time: UTC-5 in standard time and UTC-4 in summer. Summer time is in effect now.

Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026: at 2:00 AM it becomes 1:00 AM again.

Sunrise and sunset in United States today

Sunrise: 7:48 AM
Sunset: 7:00 PM
Day length: 11h 12m
Solar noon: 1:24 PM

Questions and answers

What time zone is Kentucky in?

Kentucky uses Eastern Daylight Time (America/New_York); the local time is currently UTC-4.

Does Kentucky observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Kentucky switches between UTC-5 in standard time and UTC-4 in summer.

What is the time difference between Kentucky and London?