Current Time in Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA
12:21:00 AM
00:21:00
EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) · UTC−04:00
America/New_York
Time zone details
Nicholasville is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Nicholasville
Location facts
Place
- Country
- USA
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Jessamine County
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- US Dollar (USD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, Spanish, Hawaiian, French
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 29,754
- Elevation
- 286 m
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 37° 52' N / 84° 34' W
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Nicholasville follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Lexington
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Nicholasville local time
Clock changes in Nicholasville
2:00 AM EDT1:00 AM EST
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM EST3:00 AM EDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
Daylight saving time ends
2:00 AM EDT1:00 AM EST
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 10 hr 42 min2 min 11 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Thursday, October 29, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 10 hr 42 min2 min 11 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (38.5° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous (84% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- Full Moon — Monday, October 26, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- Third Quarter — Sunday, November 1, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 hr 42 min | 2 min 11 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 40 min | 2 min 11 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 37 min | 2 min 9 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 35 min | 2 min 9 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 33 min | 2 min 7 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 31 min | 2 min 6 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 29 min | 2 min 5 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Nicholasville
Upcoming public holidays in Kentucky
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Eve
Nearby scheduled airports for Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA
Blue Grass AirportLEXMedium airport · Serves Lexington17.4 km north
Source: OurAirports record · LEX / KLEX
About 17.4 km (10.8 mi) north of Nicholasville
Scheduled airline service in source data
Louisville Muhammad Ali International AirportSDFLarge airport · Serves Louisville107 km west-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · SDF / KSDF
About 107 km (66.4 mi) west-northwest of Nicholasville
Scheduled airline service in source data
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International AirportCVGLarge airport · Serves Cincinnati / Covington130 km north
Source: OurAirports record · CVG / KCVG
About 130 km (80.9 mi) north of Nicholasville
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Nicholasville in?
- Nicholasville uses Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) in winter and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) in summer. Its IANA time zone is America/New_York.
- When is the next clock change in Nicholasville?
- Clocks in Nicholasville move backward 1 hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, changing from EDT (UTC−04:00) to EST (UTC−05:00)
- Does Nicholasville observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Nicholasville observes daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) in summer and EST (UTC−5) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Nicholasville?
- Nicholasville is UTC−5 in winter and UTC−4 in summer