Kentucky Time

Current Eastern Kentucky Time (Eastern Time)

Current time now in Time Zone: America New York (USA Eastern Time)

The Eastern part of Kentucky is in the Eastern Time Zone in the United States. Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT-5 ).

Towns and Cities in Kentucky on Eastern Time

Alexandria, KY | Anchorage, KY | Ashland, KY | Barbourville, KY | Bardstown, KY | Bellefonte, KY | Bellevue, KY |  Benham, KY | Berea, KY | Bloomfield, KY | Brandenburg, KY | Cold Spring, KY | Covington, KY | Crescent Springs, KY | Crestview Hills, KY | Cynthiana, KY | Danville, KY | Edgewood, KY | Elizabethtown, KY | Erlanger, KY | Florence, KY | Fort Mitchell, KY | Fort Thomas, KY | Fort Wright, KY | Georgetown, KY | Harrodsburg, KY | Independence, KY |  Jenkins, KY | Lexington, KY | Louisville, KY | Ludlow, KY | Monticello, KY | Mount Sterling, KY | Mount Washington, KY | Newport, KY | Pikeville, KY | Prestonsburg, KY | Prospect, KY | Radcliff, KY | Richmond, KY | Shelbyville, KY | Shively, KY |  Springfield, KY | Union, KY | Villa Hills, KY | Walton, KY | West Liberty, KY | Williamstown, KY | Winchester, KY

Current Western Kentucky Time (Central Time)

Current time now in Time Zone: America Chicago (USA Central Time)

The Western part of Kentucky is in the Central Time Zone in the United States. Central Standard Time (CST) is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT-6 ).

Towns and Cities in Kentucky on Central Time

Benton, KY | Bowling Green, KY | Burkesville, KY | Calvert City, KY | Cloverport, KY | Columbia, KY | Dawson Springs, KY | Elkton, KY |  Glasgow, KY | Henderson, KY | Hopkinsville, KY | Kentucky Lake, KY | Madisonville, KY | Maysville, KY | Oak Grove, KY | Owensboro, KY | Paducah, KY | Park City, KY

• For details see Kentucky Towns & Cities and Kentucky Counties for time adopted in individual places.

Does Kentucky Time observe Daylight Saving Time?

Like most states in the U.S., Daylight Saving Time is observed in Kentucky, where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour, resulting in a 4 hours and 5 hours difference behind GMT for the Eastern and Western part of Kentucky respectively.

After the Summer months the time is shifted back by 1 hour resulting in the normal time difference with GMT.

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