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Current Local Time in New Orleans

United States America/Chicago CDT UTC-5 Daylight saving time

6:29:44 AM

Sunday, August 2, 2026

Daytime UTC-5 (-05:00)

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UTC-5

UTC-6 standard / UTC-5 summer

Abbreviation

CDT

CST / CDT

Daylight saving

Daylight saving time

Next change November 1, 2026

IANA time zone

America/Chicago

United States · North America

New Orleans time zone

Local time in New Orleans alternates between UTC-6 (CST) and UTC-5 (CDT). In 2026 the switch to CDT happens on March 8, 2026 and the return to CST on November 1, 2026. Any offset quoted for New Orleans without a date is only right for part of the year.

IANA time zone
America/Chicago
Offset in standard time
UTC-6 (CST)
Offset in daylight saving time
UTC-5 (CDT)
Daylight saving starts (2026)
March 8, 2026 at 03:00
Daylight saving ends (2026)
November 1, 2026 at 01:00
Most recent clock change
March 8, 2026 — clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 CST to 03:00 CDT
Next clock change
November 1, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour, from 02:00 CDT to 01:00 CST
When it is 12:00 UTC
6:00 AM in January · 7:00 AM in July

Clock changes in New Orleans, 2026–2028

Full record for New Orleans → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.

Every scheduled clock change for America/Chicago, computed from the IANA time zone database. Local times are the wall-clock readings in New Orleans.
Date Change Local time Offset after Then called
March 8, 2026 Forward 60 min 01:59 → 03:00 UTC-05:00 CDT (DST)
November 1, 2026 Back 60 min 01:59 → 01:00 UTC-06:00 CST (standard)
March 14, 2027 Forward 60 min 01:59 → 03:00 UTC-05:00 CDT (DST)
November 7, 2027 Back 60 min 01:59 → 01:00 UTC-06:00 CST (standard)
March 12, 2028 Forward 60 min 01:59 → 03:00 UTC-05:00 CDT (DST)
November 5, 2028 Back 60 min 01:59 → 01:00 UTC-06:00 CST (standard)

Sun and moon in New Orleans

Computed for 29.9511°, -90.0715° on August 2, 2026.

Sunrise

6:20 AM

Sunset

7:52 PM

Day length

13h 33m

−1m 21s vs yesterday

Solar noon

1:06 PM

Sun at its highest

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
Twilight phases in New Orleans on August 2, 2026.
Phase Morning Evening Sun's altitude
Astronomical twilight 4:51 AM 9:21 PM −18° to −12°
Nautical twilight 5:23 AM 8:49 PM −12° to −6°
Civil twilight 5:54 AM 8:18 PM −6° to −0.833°
Sunrise / sunset 6:20 AM 7:52 PM −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon)

Across 2026, daylight in New Orleans runs from about 10h 13m at the shortest day to 14h 04m at the longest.

Moon

Waning gibbous

80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning

Moonrise
10:13 PM
Moonset
10:02 AM
Next full moon
Aug 27, 11:19 PM
Next new moon
Aug 12, 12:38 PM

Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.

Weather in New Orleans

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Time difference between New Orleans and other cities

Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.

Local time in each city at the same instant, relative to New Orleans.
City Local time Difference Across the year
New York United States 7:29 AM +1h Varies: +1h / +2h / ±0h
Sao Paulo Brazil 8:29 AM +2h Varies: +2h / +3h
London United Kingdom 12:29 PM +6h Varies: +6h / +5h
Tel Aviv Israel 2:29 PM +8h Varies: +8h / +7h
Cairo Egypt 2:29 PM +8h Varies: +8h / +7h
Mumbai India 4:59 PM +10:30h Varies: +10:30h / +11:30h
Sydney Australia 9:29 PM +15h Varies: +15h / +17h / +16h
Los Angeles United States 4:29 AM −2h Varies: −2h / −3h / −1h

New Orleans at a glance

Region
North America
Coordinates
29.9511° N, 90.0715° W
IANA time zone
America/Chicago
Currency
USD
Language
English
Usual clock notation
12-hour

Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .

Perguntas frequentes

What time is it in New Orleans right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in New Orleans, United States, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the America/Chicago time zone rules. New Orleans currently runs at UTC-5 (CDT), and switches between UTC-6 and UTC-5 across the year.

What time zone is New Orleans in?

New Orleans uses the IANA time zone America/Chicago, written as CST in standard time and CDT while daylight saving time is in force. Every time on this page is computed from that zone rather than from a stored offset, so it follows the rules currently published in the time zone database.

What is the UTC offset in New Orleans?

New Orleans has two offsets. It runs at UTC-6 during standard time and at UTC-5 during daylight saving time, which is why a single fixed offset for New Orleans is always wrong for part of the year. In 2026 the daylight saving period runs from March 8, 2026 to November 1, 2026.

Does New Orleans observe daylight saving time?

Yes. New Orleans changes its clocks twice in 2026: March 8, 2026 — clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 CST to 03:00 CDT; November 1, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour, from 02:00 CDT to 01:00 CST. Time differences with other places therefore shift during the year.

What is the time difference between New Orleans and New York?

For most of 2026, New York is 1 hour ahead of New Orleans. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 2 hours (New York ahead of New Orleans) from March 8 – March 8; the clocks match from November 1 – November 1.

What is the time difference between New Orleans and Sao Paulo?

For most of 2026, Sao Paulo is 2 hours ahead of New Orleans. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 3 hours (Sao Paulo ahead of New Orleans) from December 31 – March 8 and November 1 – December 31.

What is the time difference between New Orleans and London?

For most of 2026, London is 6 hours ahead of New Orleans. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 5 hours (London ahead of New Orleans) from March 8 – March 28 and October 24 – November 1.

How long is the day in New Orleans?

Day length in New Orleans ranges from about 10h 13m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 14h 04m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 29.95°, longitude -90.07°.

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