Bethesda in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.7909, -84.9058
- Elevation
- 296 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 729 km away
- Same name
- 25 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bethesda, Kentucky, United States
The current hour and minute in Bethesda, Kentucky, United States are shown here, in the America/Kentucky/Monticello zone (−5).
Bethesda, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/Kentucky/Monticello
Local time in Bethesda
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Bethesda, Kentucky.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:12 AM Solar noon 12:25 PM Sunset 5:38 PM Daylight 10 h 26 min Night 13 h 34 min Civil twilight 6:44 AM – 6:05 PM
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Bethesda and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20810
- 20811
- 20813
- 20814
- 20816
- 20817
- 20824
- 20827
- 20889
- 20892
- 20894
- 43719
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 Kentucky
- Louisville 624 444
- Lexington 320 347
- Lexington-Fayette 314 488
- Meads 288 649
- Bowling Green 63 616
- Owensboro 59 042
Other places named Bethesda
- Bethesda Maryland, United States
- Bethesda Wales, United Kingdom
- Bethesda Ohio, United States
- Bethesda Saint Paul Parish, Antigua And Barbuda
- Bethesda Arkansas, United States
Nearby places
- Slat — 2.2 km
- Oilton — 3.0 km
- Number One — 4.0 km
- Cooper — 4.5 km
- Shearer Valley — 4.6 km
- Susie — 4.8 km
Bethesda: clock, sun and surroundings
Bethesda observes America/Kentucky/Monticello time, currently expressed as UTC−5. Daylight saving time here: No.
Expect sunrise at 7:12 AM and sunset at 5:38 PM in Bethesda today. Daylight adds up to 10 h 26 min.
The hour in Bethesda is the hour in Slat and Oilton as well.
12 distinct postal codes apply to Bethesda.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is observed in Bethesda?
- Bethesda observes the America/Kentucky/Monticello time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Is a daylight saving adjustment made in Bethesda?
- No.
- Tell me the sunset hour in Bethesda.
- The sunset hour is 5:38 PM.