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Time in Lexington, Kentucky, United States now

00:30:17

Wednesday, 11 March, 2026, week 11

Lexington switched to daylight saving time at 02:00 on Sunday, 8 March. The time was set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 07:54 ↓ 19:41 (11h 47m) - More info - Make Lexington time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Lexington

UTC -4

Eastern Time (ET)
always same time as New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -5 / Eastern Standard Time (EST)
The IANA time zone identifier for Lexington is America/New_York.

Sunday March 8 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC -4 / Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.

Sunday November 1 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC -5 / Eastern Standard Time (EST).
The time will be set back one hour from 02:00 to 01:00 local time.

Time difference
from Lexington

Los Angeles	−3 hours	−3 hours
Chicago	−1 hours	−1 hours
New York	0
Toronto	0
São Paulo	+1 hours
London	+4 hours
UTC	+4 hours
Lagos	+5 hours
Paris	+5 hours
Zurich	+5 hours
Cairo	+6 hours
Johannesburg	+6 hours
Istanbul	+7 hours
Moscow	+7 hours
Dubai	+8 hours
Mumbai	+9.5 hours
Hong Kong	+12 hours
Shanghai	+12 hours
Singapore	+12 hours
Tokyo	+13 hours
Sydney	+15 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Lexington

Sunrise: 07:54
Sunset: 19:41
Day length: 11h 47m
Solar noon: 13:48
The current local time in Lexington is 108 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Lexington on the map

Location: Kentucky, United States
Latitude: 37.99. Longitude: -84.48
Population: 320,000
Elevation: 300 m

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Best restaurants in Lexington

#1 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - American and southern food
#2 Osaka Japanese Restaurant Hamburg (Inside Holiday Inn) - Japanese and sushi food
#3 JY Kitchen - Korean and vegetarian options food

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