Time in Lexington

Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC-5)

Current local time: 00:30

Next DST change: 2027-03-15 - UTC-4.

Current local time in Lexington: · 12 Nov 2026

Lexington time zone

Time zone
EST · UTC-5standard time

14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to EDT (UTC-4) - in 123 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Lexington uses Eastern Standard Time.

  • EST · UTC-5New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and moreUses daylight saving time
  • CST · UTC-6Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and moreUses daylight saving time
  • MST · UTC-7Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and moreUses daylight saving time
  • MST · UTC-7ArizonaNo daylight saving time
  • PST · UTC-8California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, IdahoUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-9 · UTC-9AlaskaUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-10 · UTC-10America/AdakUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-10 · UTC-10HawaiiNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Lexington

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Lexington
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London5 h aheadCompare Lexington and London
New YorkSame timeCompare Lexington and New York
Los Angeles-1 day3 h behindCompare Lexington and Los Angeles
Berlin6 h aheadCompare Lexington and Berlin
Dubai9 h aheadCompare Lexington and Dubai
New Delhi10 h 30 min aheadCompare Lexington and New Delhi
Singapore13 h aheadCompare Lexington and Singapore
Tokyo14 h aheadCompare Lexington and Tokyo
Sydney16 h aheadCompare Lexington and Sydney
Copenhagen6 h aheadCompare Lexington and Copenhagen

Sun in Lexington today

Daylight
06:5410h 29m17:23

10h 29m today - 3h 57m less than the longest day and 0h 35m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Lexington

City facts
Country
United States
Region
South Carolina
Population
20,138
Dialing code
Currency
USD · Dollar
Coordinates
33.9815°, -81.2362°

Public holidays in South Carolina

Holidays

  1. Thanksgiving Day

    Thursday · in 14 days

    National

  2. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 43 days

    Nationallong weekend

  3. Boxing Day

    Saturday · in 44 days

    SC

  4. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 50 days

    Nationallong weekend

  5. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    Monday · in 67 days

    Nationallong weekend

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Lexington in?
Lexington is in Eastern Standard Time (EST/EDT), America/New_York. Standard time is UTC-5.
02Does Lexington use daylight saving time?
Yes. Lexington changes between UTC-5 and UTC-4 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Lexington and UTC?
Lexington is UTC-5 in standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time.

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