Current Local Time in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

11:51:58 am CST

Sunday, February 15, 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

Holiday Note: Feb 16, Presidents’ Day. Businesses may be closed. See more

°F

Weather

62 °F

Cool.
71 / 57 °F

Mon 16.		70 / 53 °F
Tue 17.		70 / 53 °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
New York

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Sunrise

6:52 am
↑ 104° East

Sunset

6:01 pm
↑ 256° West

Day length

11 hours, 9 minutes
+1m 40s longer

Moon 3.4%

Rise – 5:51 am
Set – 4:24 pm

High Tide

High – 4:09 am
High – 8:51 pm

Low Tide

Low – 1:30 am
Low – 1:13 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:26 pm
Altitude: 47.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:32 am – 6:00 am
6:54 pm – 7:22 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:00 am – 6:28 am
6:25 pm – 6:54 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:28 am – 6:52 am
6:01 pm – 6:25 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
February 9, 2026
6:43 am

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
February 17, 2026
6:01 am

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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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Lake Charles

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Sunday, February 15, 2026