New Orleans, LA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in New Orleans, Louisiana
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 05 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 13 min
New Orleans daylight through 2026
Daylight in New Orleans runs from 10 h 13 min on December 21 to 14 h 05 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 3 h 52 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 304th of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 08 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 08 min.
New Orleans daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 28 min | 6:50 AM to 6:56 AM | 5:11 PM to 5:36 PM |
| February | 11 h 09 min | 6:26 AM to 6:49 AM | 5:37 PM to 5:58 PM |
| March | 12 h 01 min | 6:18 AM to 7:17 AM | 5:58 PM to 7:17 PM |
| April | 12 h 55 min | 6:17 AM to 6:48 AM | 7:18 PM to 7:36 PM |
| May | 13 h 40 min | 5:59 AM to 6:16 AM | 7:37 PM to 7:55 PM |
| June | 14 h 03 min | 5:57 AM to 6:01 AM | 7:56 PM to 8:05 PM |
| July | 13 h 51 min | 6:02 AM to 6:18 AM | 7:53 PM to 8:05 PM |
| August | 13 h 12 min | 6:18 AM to 6:36 AM | 7:23 PM to 7:53 PM |
| September | 12 h 20 min | 6:36 AM to 6:52 AM | 6:46 PM to 7:22 PM |
| October | 11 h 26 min | 6:53 AM to 7:13 AM | 6:13 PM to 6:45 PM |
| November | 10 h 39 min | 6:13 AM to 6:37 AM | 4:59 PM to 5:12 PM |
| December | 10 h 15 min | 6:38 AM to 6:55 AM | 4:59 PM to 5:10 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 9 at 5:57 AM and the latest sunset on June 28 at 8:05 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:17 AM on March 8. Daylight saving time starts and ends on March 8 and November 1, which shifts every clock time by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 6 hours behind UTC, the time of the 90° W meridian. New Orleans sits at 89.93° W, almost on that meridian, so clock noon and solar noon agree closely in winter. Solar noon is at 12:09 PM on January 15 and 1:05 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Baton Rouge, the state capital, gets 2 minutes more daylight than New Orleans on June 21 and 2 minutes less on December 21. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 33.23° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Shreveport, LA | 32.47° N | 14 h 17 min | 10 h 01 min |
| Montgomery, AL | 32.35° N | 14 h 17 min | 10 h 02 min |
| Jackson, MS | 32.32° N | 14 h 16 min | 10 h 02 min |
| Mobile, AL | 30.67° N | 14 h 08 min | 10 h 10 min |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 30.44° N | 14 h 07 min | 10 h 11 min |
| Lafayette, LA | 30.21° N | 14 h 06 min | 10 h 12 min |
| Beaumont, TX | 30.08° N | 14 h 05 min | 10 h 12 min |
| New Orleans, LA | 30.05° N | 14 h 05 min | 10 h 13 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in New Orleans?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 05 min of daylight: sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 8:04 PM.
What is the shortest day in New Orleans?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 13 min: sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 5:04 PM.
When is the latest sunset in New Orleans?
8:05 PM on June 28, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:59 PM on November 26.
What time zone is New Orleans in?
America/Chicago. Clocks change on March 8 (to CDT) and November 1 (to CST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of New Orleans, 30.053° N, 89.935° W; time zone from Open-Meteo.
- 01SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 02IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.