Time in Kentucky
# Time in Kentucky

About 60% of Kentucky lies in the Eastern Time Zone, with the rest in the Central Time Zone, as follows:

| Central boundary counties Breckinridge Grayson Hart Green Adair Russell Clinton | Eastern boundary counties Meade Hardin LaRue Taylor Casey Pulaski Wayne |
| - | - |

Counties to the north and east of this boundary are in the Eastern Time Zone, while counties to the south and west are in the Central Time Zone. 30% of the area in Eastern Time Zone is further west than areas to the south. This progression to the west is further continued into Indiana.

## IANA time zone database

In the IANA time zone database, Kentucky is covered by four time zones, columns marked " * " contain the data from the file zone.tab:

| CC * | Coordinates * | TZ * | Comments * | UTC offset | UTC offset DST |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| US | +404251−0740023 | America/New_York | Eastern (most areas) | −05:00 | −04:00 |
| US | +415100−0873900 | America/Chicago | Central (most areas) | −06:00 | −05:00 |
| US | +381515−0854534 | America/Kentucky/Louisville | Eastern - KY (Louisville area) Observed Central Time before July 23, 1961 | −05:00 | −04:00 |
| US | +364947−0845057 | America/Kentucky/Monticello | Eastern - KY (Wayne) Observed Central Time before October 29, 2000 | −05:00 | −04:00 |

## Notable clocks

* The Floral Clock in Frankfort is a working clock that has a face planted with flowers, and is an attraction in its own right.
* The Colgate Clock in Clarksville, Indiana, is the second-largest timepiece in the world. It faces the Ohio River to its south, and is most typically viewed from across the river in Louisville.
* Louisville formerly featured a notable clock known as the Louisville Clock or the Derby Clock, which was 40-foot (12 m) high and decorated with mechanized sculptures. It was first installed in 1976 and after several relocations and various mechanical problems, was dismantled in 2015.
