What time is it in KY?

Answer 1

It depends on the location and the time of year. 62% of Kentucky is in North America's Eastern Time Zone, the other 38% is in the Central Time Zone, and all of Kentucky observes Daylight Saving Time.

East of and including the Kentucky Counties of Meade, Hardin, Larue, Taylor, Casey, Pulaski, and Wayne, the time is UTC - 4 hours (EDT) from the second Sunday of March at 07:00 UTC (2 AM EST) until the first Sunday of November at 06:00 UTC (2 AM EDT) and UTC - 5 hours (EST) during the rest of the year. West of and including the Counties of Breckinridge, Grayson, Hart, Green, Adair, Russell, and Clinton, the time is UTC - 5 hours (CDT) from the second Sunday of March at 08:00 UTC (2 AM CST) until the first Sunday of November at 07:00 UTC (2 AM CDT) and UTC - 6 hours (CST) during the rest of the year.