Time in Louisiana

Louisiana: Central Time (CDT, UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer). US daylight saving applies.

Louisiana uses Central Time (CDT, UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer).

When it is noon in Louisiana it is 1 p.m. in New York all year. When it is noon in Louisiana it is 6 p.m. in London all year.

Louisiana sits close to the Central Time meridian (90°), so clock noon and solar noon are not far apart.

In mid-January the sun rises about 13 minutes earlier here than in Chicago.

Sunrise and sunset in Louisiana

The longest mid-month day we list is June (14 h 06 m, sunrise 6:03 a.m.). The shortest is December at 10 h 12 m, with the sun up around 6:55 a.m..

MonthSunriseSunsetDay length
January7:03 a.m.5:26 p.m.10 h 23 m
February6:46 a.m.5:53 p.m.11 h 07 m
March7:16 a.m.7:13 p.m.11 h 57 m
April6:39 a.m.7:32 p.m.12 h 54 m
May6:12 a.m.7:52 p.m.13 h 41 m
June6:03 a.m.8:09 p.m.14 h 06 m
July6:13 a.m.8:09 p.m.13 h 56 m
August6:32 a.m.7:48 p.m.13 h 16 m
September6:50 a.m.7:12 p.m.12 h 23 m
October7:07 a.m.6:35 p.m.11 h 28 m
November6:31 a.m.5:09 p.m.10 h 38 m
December6:55 a.m.5:06 p.m.10 h 12 m

Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.

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