Current Local Time in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

8:51:52 am CST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Louisiana (LA)
Lat/Long:	30°14'N / 93°13'W
Elevation:	6 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

59 °F

Cool.
67 / 51 °F

Thu 22.		71 / 58 °F
Fri 23.		72 / 40 °F

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Time Zone

CST (Central Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -6 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:08 am
↑ 113° Southeast

Sunset

5:40 pm
↑ 248° West

Day length

10 hours, 32 minutes
+1m 10s longer

Moon 8.0%

Rise – 8:59 am
Set – 8:37 pm

High Tide

High – 7:26 am
High – 11:06 pm

Low Tide

Low – 4:15 am
Low – 3:55 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:24 pm
Altitude: 40.0°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:45 am – 6:13 am
6:35 pm – 7:03 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:13 am – 6:42 am
6:05 pm – 6:35 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:42 am – 7:08 am
5:40 pm – 6:05 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
1:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
10:47 pm

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Airports

George Bush Intercontinental Airport, IAH
About 128 mi W of Lake Charles
ST PATRICK HOSPITAL
About 1 mi SW of Lake Charles
UTEC
About 1 mi E of Lake Charles

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8:5152am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026