Kentucky in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.5934, -87.6111
- Elevation
- 209 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 913 km away
- Same name
- 10 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Kentucky, Illinois, United States
Local time in Kentucky, Illinois, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Kentucky, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Kentucky
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Kentucky.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:27 AM Solar noon 11:35 AM Sunset 4:44 PM Daylight 10 h 17 min Night 13 h 43 min Civil twilight 5:58 AM – 5:12 PM
Weather in Kentucky right now
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Kentucky and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 61955 Vermilion — 2.3 km away
- 61944 Paris — 7.7 km away
- 47831 Blanford — 11.1 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Illinois
Other places named Kentucky
- Kentucky New South Wales, Australia
- Kentucky New South Wales, Australia
- Kentucky New South Wales, Australia
- Kentucky New South Wales, Australia
- Kentucky New South Wales, Australia
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Vermilion — 2.3 km
- Nevins — 7.0 km
- Huffmanville — 7.5 km
- Paris — 7.5 km
- Libertyville — 8.0 km
- Tighe — 8.1 km
Kentucky: clock, sun and surroundings
Check Kentucky and you have also checked Vermilion and Nevins.
The postal breakdown of Kentucky runs to 3 codes.
Local clocks in Kentucky follow the America/Chicago zone, UTC−6. Do they shift for daylight saving? No.
The day begins at Kentucky with sunrise at 6:27 AM and ends with sunset at 4:44 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 17 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is local to Kentucky?
- The time zone local to Kentucky is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in Kentucky?
- No.
- What time does the day start in Kentucky?
- The sun rises at 6:27 AM.