United States · EDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Lexington, United States runs on UTC−4. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. Lexington and New York currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Lexington lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Lexington and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–13:00 in Lexington lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Lexington and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Toronto, Caracas, Havana. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Lexington.
Practical Info
Lexington (United States) is home to roughly 320K people. Today brings about 14.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:18, sunset at 21:06. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 38° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
United States
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Time Zone
EDT · America/New_York
Coordinates
38.04°N, 84.50°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
Fayette County holds around 450 horse farms on limestone-rich pasture that produces unusually strong bone in young horses — the reason the Bluegrass region became the centre of thoroughbred breeding.
The clock: Lexington keeps Eastern Time. Keeneland's sales ring has repeatedly set world records for the price of a yearling.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap