Current Time in Lake Charles, United States 🇺🇸
Lat/Long: 30.21° N, 93.2° W
State: Louisiana
Country: 🇺🇸 United States
IANA Timezone: America/Chicago
Timezone: CST
Daylight Saving Time: Yes ✅ (Abbreviation: CDT)
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in United States: AKST, CST, EST, HST, MST, PST
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in United States: AKDT, CDT, EDT, HDT, MDT, PDT
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Lake Charles
Sunrise
in Lake Charles
↑
6:10 AM
Sunset
in Lake Charles
↓
8:15 PM
Day Length
14h 04m
Dawn
in Lake Charles
5:42 AM
Dusk
in Lake Charles
8:43 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Lake Charles
Current Phase
New Moon
Illumination
0.5%
Next Moonrise
↑
Tomorrow, 06:26
Next Moonset
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Today, 20:17
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FAQ — Time in Lake Charles
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 11:52:54 in Lake Charles, United States. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Lake Charles uses America/Chicago (CST) — UTC-06:00. The IANA time zone identifier is America/Chicago, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
Yes, Lake Charles observes Daylight Saving Time. Clocks move forward by one hour in spring and back by one hour in autumn. During DST, the local abbreviation becomes CDT (UTC-05:00). Check the United States public holiday calendar for the exact transition dates each year.
Lake Charles is currently -06:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Lake Charles's local time, use our time calculator.
In United States, daylight saving time changes typically happen twice a year. Clocks shift forward by one hour in spring (entering daylight saving time) and shift back by one hour in autumn (returning to standard time). Exact dates vary; see the United States calendar for this year's transition.