Time in New Orleans, United States 🇺🇸
The current local time in New Orleans, United States is shown below — the city is in the America/Chicago time zone (UTC -05:00 · CDT).
New Orleans local time
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 CDT
Location & Time Zone
Coordinates
29.95° N, 90.07° W
Population: 383,997
Time zone
IANA: America/Chicago
UTC offset: -05:00 · CDT · Central Standard Time
Country: United States · ISO US
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Time difference
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Daylight saving time
New Orleans changes its clocks: UTC -06:00 in winter (standard time) and UTC -05:00 during daylight saving time.
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Sun today
Sunrise 06:57 · Sunset 18:41
Day length 11h 44m · twilight and monthly table →
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