Junction City in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.5867, -84.7938
- Elevation
- 302 m above sea level
- Population
- 2 283
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 693 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
The time now in Junction City, Kentucky, United States is shown here, following the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Junction City, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Junction City
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Junction City.
Sunrise 7:06 AM Solar noon 12:24 PM Sunset 5:41 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 6:39 AM – 6:09 PM
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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.
Every address in Junction City sits within one of 8 postal codes.
The zone covering Junction City is called America/New_York and stands at UTC−5. Seasonal clock changes apply: No.
Today's sun rises in Junction City at 7:06 AM, then sets at 5:41 PM. The day offers 10 h 35 min of daylight.
There is no time difference between Junction City and nearby Shelby City or Alum Springs.