United States · EDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Louisville, 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. Louisville 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 Louisville lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Louisville 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 Louisville lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Louisville 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 Louisville.
Practical Info
Louisville (United States) is home to roughly 625K people. Today brings about 14.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:24, sunset at 21:12. 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
38.25°N, 85.76°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
The Kentucky Derby has been run at Churchill Downs every year since 1875 — the longest continuously held sporting event in the United States. The race itself lasts about two minutes; the festival around it runs two weeks.
The clock: Louisville keeps Eastern Time despite sitting in Kentucky, which is split between two zones. The Louisville Slugger bat factory here has made bats since 1884.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap