Current Time in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
8:36:50 PM
20:36:50
CDT (Central Daylight Time) · UTC−05:00
America/Chicago
Time zone details
New Orleans is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in New Orleans
Location facts
Place
- Country
- USA
- State
- Louisiana
- County
- Orleans Parish
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- US Dollar (USD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, Spanish, Hawaiian, French
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 362,701
- Elevation
- 0 m
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 29° 57' N / 90° 04' W
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Clock changes in New Orleans
2:00 AM CDT1:00 AM CST
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM CST3:00 AM CDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
Daylight saving time ends
2:00 AM CDT1:00 AM CST
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 11 hr 12 min1 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, October 24, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 11 hr 12 min1 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (48.1° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Full Moon (97% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- First Quarter — Sunday, October 18, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- Full Moon — Sunday, October 25, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 hr 12 min | 1 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 10 min | 1 min 39 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 09 min | 1 min 39 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 07 min | 1 min 38 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 05 min | 1 min 37 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 04 min | 1 min 36 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 11 hr 02 min | 1 min 36 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around New Orleans
Upcoming public holidays in Louisiana
- Election Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
Nearby scheduled airports for New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportMSYLarge airport18.8 km west-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · MSY / KMSY
About 18.8 km (11.7 mi) west-northwest of New Orleans
Scheduled airline service in source data
Gulfport Biloxi International AirportGPTMedium airport · Serves Gulfport109 km east-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · GPT / KGPT
About 109 km (67.7 mi) east-northeast of New Orleans
Scheduled airline service in source data
Baton Rouge Metropolitan AirportBTRMedium airport · Serves Baton Rouge122 km west-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · BTR / KBTR
About 122 km (75.6 mi) west-northwest of New Orleans
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is New Orleans in?
- New Orleans uses Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) in winter and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) in summer. Its IANA time zone is America/Chicago.
- When is the next clock change in New Orleans?
- Clocks in New Orleans move backward 1 hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, changing from CDT (UTC−05:00) to CST (UTC−06:00)
- Does New Orleans observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. New Orleans observes daylight saving time: CDT (UTC−5) in summer and CST (UTC−6) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of New Orleans?
- New Orleans is UTC−6 in winter and UTC−5 in summer