Daylight
7:02 am – 7:12 pm
12 hours, 10 minutes
| Current Time: | Mar 21, 2026 at 11:04:47 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 130° Southeast |
| Sun Altitude: | 48.5° |
| Sun Distance: | 92.603 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 21, 2026 3:24 am (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:02 am↑ 89° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:12 pm↑ 271° West |
2026 Sun Graph for New Orleans
March 2026 — Sun in New Orleans
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| 2026 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 6:26 am ↑ (98°) | 5:59 pm ↑ (262°) | 11:33:26 | +1:46 | 5:06 am | 7:18 pm | 5:34 am | 6:51 pm | 6:02 am | 6:23 pm | 12:12 pm (52.7°) | 92.109 |
| 2 | 6:24 am ↑ (98°) | 6:00 pm ↑ (263°) | 11:35:13 | +1:46 | 5:05 am | 7:19 pm | 5:33 am | 6:51 pm | 6:00 am | 6:24 pm | 12:12 pm (53.1°) | 92.132 |
| 3 | 6:23 am ↑ (97°) | 6:00 pm ↑ (263°) | 11:37:00 | +1:47 | 5:04 am | 7:20 pm | 5:32 am | 6:52 pm | 5:59 am | 6:24 pm | 12:12 pm (53.4°) | 92.155 |
| 4 | 6:22 am ↑ (97°) | 6:01 pm ↑ (263°) | 11:38:47 | +1:47 | 5:03 am | 7:20 pm | 5:31 am | 6:53 pm | 5:58 am | 6:25 pm | 12:11 pm (53.8°) | 92.178 |
| 5 | 6:21 am ↑ (96°) | 6:02 pm ↑ (264°) | 11:40:35 | +1:47 | 5:02 am | 7:21 pm | 5:29 am | 6:53 pm | 5:57 am | 6:26 pm | 12:11 pm (54.2°) | 92.202 |
| 6 | 6:20 am ↑ (96°) | 6:02 pm ↑ (264°) | 11:42:23 | +1:47 | 5:01 am | 7:22 pm | 5:28 am | 6:54 pm | 5:56 am | 6:26 pm | 12:11 pm (54.6°) | 92.226 |
| 7 | 6:19 am ↑ (95°) | 6:03 pm ↑ (265°) | 11:44:11 | +1:47 | 5:00 am | 7:22 pm | 5:27 am | 6:55 pm | 5:55 am | 6:27 pm | 12:11 pm (55.0°) | 92.250 |
| Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details) | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 7:18 am ↑ (95°) | 7:04 pm ↑ (265°) | 11:45:59 | +1:48 | 5:58 am | 8:23 pm | 6:26 am | 7:55 pm | 6:54 am | 7:28 pm | 1:10 pm (55.4°) | 92.274 |
| 9 | 7:17 am ↑ (95°) | 7:04 pm ↑ (266°) | 11:47:47 | +1:48 | 5:57 am | 8:24 pm | 6:25 am | 7:56 pm | 6:53 am | 7:28 pm | 1:10 pm (55.8°) | 92.299 |
| 10 | 7:15 am ↑ (94°) | 7:05 pm ↑ (266°) | 11:49:36 | +1:48 | 5:56 am | 8:24 pm | 6:24 am | 7:57 pm | 6:52 am | 7:29 pm | 1:10 pm (56.2°) | 92.324 |
| 11 | 7:14 am ↑ (94°) | 7:06 pm ↑ (267°) | 11:51:25 | +1:48 | 5:55 am | 8:25 pm | 6:23 am | 7:57 pm | 6:50 am | 7:29 pm | 1:10 pm (56.6°) | 92.349 |
| 12 | 7:13 am ↑ (93°) | 7:06 pm ↑ (267°) | 11:53:13 | +1:48 | 5:54 am | 8:26 pm | 6:21 am | 7:58 pm | 6:49 am | 7:30 pm | 1:09 pm (57.0°) | 92.375 |
| 13 | 7:12 am ↑ (93°) | 7:07 pm ↑ (267°) | 11:55:02 | +1:48 | 5:53 am | 8:26 pm | 6:20 am | 7:58 pm | 6:48 am | 7:31 pm | 1:09 pm (57.3°) | 92.400 |
| 14 | 7:11 am ↑ (92°) | 7:08 pm ↑ (268°) | 11:56:51 | +1:49 | 5:51 am | 8:27 pm | 6:19 am | 7:59 pm | 6:47 am | 7:31 pm | 1:09 pm (57.7°) | 92.426 |
| 15 | 7:09 am ↑ (92°) | 7:08 pm ↑ (268°) | 11:58:40 | +1:49 | 5:50 am | 8:28 pm | 6:18 am | 8:00 pm | 6:46 am | 7:32 pm | 1:09 pm (58.1°) | 92.451 |
| 16 | 7:08 am ↑ (91°) | 7:09 pm ↑ (269°) | 12:00:30 | +1:49 | 5:49 am | 8:28 pm | 6:17 am | 8:00 pm | 6:44 am | 7:33 pm | 1:08 pm (58.5°) | 92.477 |
| 17 | 7:07 am ↑ (91°) | 7:09 pm ↑ (269°) | 12:02:19 | +1:49 | 5:48 am | 8:29 pm | 6:16 am | 8:01 pm | 6:43 am | 7:33 pm | 1:08 pm (58.9°) | 92.503 |
| 18 | 7:06 am ↑ (90°) | 7:10 pm ↑ (270°) | 12:04:08 | +1:49 | 5:46 am | 8:30 pm | 6:14 am | 8:02 pm | 6:42 am | 7:34 pm | 1:08 pm (59.3°) | 92.529 |
| 19 | 7:05 am ↑ (90°) | 7:11 pm ↑ (270°) | 12:05:57 | +1:49 | 5:45 am | 8:30 pm | 6:13 am | 8:02 pm | 6:41 am | 7:35 pm | 1:07 pm (59.7°) | 92.554 |
| 20 | 7:03 am ↑ (90°) | 7:11 pm ↑ (271°) | 12:07:47 | +1:49 | 5:44 am | 8:31 pm | 6:12 am | 8:03 pm | 6:40 am | 7:35 pm | 1:07 pm (60.1°) | 92.580 |
| 21 | 7:02 am ↑ (89°) | 7:12 pm ↑ (271°) | 12:09:36 | +1:49 | 5:43 am | 8:32 pm | 6:11 am | 8:04 pm | 6:38 am | 7:36 pm | 1:07 pm (60.5°) | 92.606 |
| 22 | 7:01 am ↑ (89°) | 7:12 pm ↑ (272°) | 12:11:25 | +1:49 | 5:41 am | 8:32 pm | 6:09 am | 8:04 pm | 6:37 am | 7:36 pm | 1:07 pm (60.9°) | 92.631 |
| 23 | 7:00 am ↑ (88°) | 7:13 pm ↑ (272°) | 12:13:14 | +1:49 | 5:40 am | 8:33 pm | 6:08 am | 8:05 pm | 6:36 am | 7:37 pm | 1:06 pm (61.3°) | 92.657 |
| 24 | 6:59 am ↑ (88°) | 7:14 pm ↑ (272°) | 12:15:03 | +1:49 | 5:39 am | 8:34 pm | 6:07 am | 8:06 pm | 6:35 am | 7:38 pm | 1:06 pm (61.7°) | 92.683 |
| 25 | 6:57 am ↑ (87°) | 7:14 pm ↑ (273°) | 12:16:52 | +1:48 | 5:37 am | 8:35 pm | 6:06 am | 8:06 pm | 6:34 am | 7:38 pm | 1:06 pm (62.1°) | 92.708 |
| 26 | 6:56 am ↑ (87°) | 7:15 pm ↑ (273°) | 12:18:41 | +1:48 | 5:36 am | 8:35 pm | 6:04 am | 8:07 pm | 6:32 am | 7:39 pm | 1:05 pm (62.5°) | 92.734 |
| 27 | 6:55 am ↑ (86°) | 7:16 pm ↑ (274°) | 12:20:29 | +1:48 | 5:35 am | 8:36 pm | 6:03 am | 8:08 pm | 6:31 am | 7:39 pm | 1:05 pm (62.9°) | 92.760 |
| 28 | 6:54 am ↑ (86°) | 7:16 pm ↑ (274°) | 12:22:18 | +1:48 | 5:33 am | 8:37 pm | 6:02 am | 8:08 pm | 6:30 am | 7:40 pm | 1:05 pm (63.3°) | 92.786 |
| 29 | 6:53 am ↑ (85°) | 7:17 pm ↑ (275°) | 12:24:06 | +1:48 | 5:32 am | 8:37 pm | 6:01 am | 8:09 pm | 6:29 am | 7:41 pm | 1:04 pm (63.6°) | 92.812 |
| 30 | 6:51 am ↑ (85°) | 7:17 pm ↑ (275°) | 12:25:54 | +1:48 | 5:31 am | 8:38 pm | 5:59 am | 8:10 pm | 6:27 am | 7:41 pm | 1:04 pm (64.0°) | 92.838 |
| 31 | 6:50 am ↑ (85°) | 7:18 pm ↑ (276°) | 12:27:42 | +1:47 | 5:30 am | 8:39 pm | 5:58 am | 8:10 pm | 6:26 am | 7:42 pm | 1:04 pm (64.4°) | 92.865 |
| * All times are local time for New Orleans. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.
The March equinox (vernal equinox) in New Orleans is at 9:46 am on Friday, March 20, 2026.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
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