Current Local Time in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

6:17:18 am CST

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

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

42 °F

Chilly.
57 / 36 °F

Wed 10.		69 / 44 °F
Thu 11.		64 / 43 °F

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Time Zone

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

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour behind
New York

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Sunrise

6:57 am
↑ 116° Southeast

Sunset

5:12 pm
↑ 244° Southwest

Day length

10 hours, 15 minutes
-31s shorter

Moon 73.8%

Set – 11:16 am
Rise – 10:29 pm

High Tide

High – 1:02 am

Low Tide

Low – 5:53 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:05 pm
Altitude: 36.9°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:32 am – 6:01 am
6:08 pm – 6:38 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:01 am – 6:31 am
5:39 pm – 6:08 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:31 am – 6:57 am
5:12 pm – 5:39 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
December 4, 2025
5:14 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
2:51 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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6:1718am

Tuesday, December 9, 2025