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Clocks in New Orleans go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1 · CDT → CST

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4:00 am04:00 AKDT (UTC-8), Oct 25, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 25, 2026

AKDT is 3 hours behind New Orleans.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, AKDT is 3 hours behind New Orleans. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, AKST is 3 hours behind New Orleans. Briefly around clock changes, AKDT is 2 hours behind New Orleans or AKST is 4 hours behind New Orleans.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in New Orleans. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKST correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in New Orleans.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in New Orleans. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKST correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in New Orleans.

Compare AKDT time with New Orleans time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Alaska Daylight Time is 3 hours behind CDT (Central Daylight Time).
4:00 am04:00 in AKDT is 7:00 am07:00 in New Orleans, LA, USA

AKDT to New Orleans call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in AKDT which corresponds to 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in New Orleans

4:00 am04:00 Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 CDT (Central Daylight Time) (New Orleans, LA, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

4:00 am04:00 AKDT / 7:00 am07:00 New Orleans, LA, USA

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Alaska Daylight Time

Offset: AKDT is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AKDT time zone is Anchorage in the United States, with about 289,600 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Fairbanks, Juneau, Knik-Fairview, Wasilla.

Map of the areas on Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
AKDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on AKDT.

Daylight Saving: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Alaska Standard Time (AKST).

123456789101112Start: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

AKDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -08 - basic short
  • -0800 - basic
  • -08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for AKDT
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
IANA/Olson: Reflects AKDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Anchorage
  • America/Juneau
  • America/Metlakatla
  • America/Nome
  • America/Sitka
  • America/Yakutat
  • US/Alaska
Time zones with the GMT -8 offset:
  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone

New Orleans Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CDT – Central Daylight Time, UTC-5 (now, daylight saving time)
CST – Central Standard Time, UTC-6 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (CST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (CDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

New Orleans Facts

Country
USA
State
Louisiana
Alternative Names
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Population
362,701
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
29° 57' N Latitude / 90° 04' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1