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Time in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States now

01:12:29

Tuesday, March 10, 2026, week 11

Baton Rouge switched to daylight saving time at 02:00 on Sunday, March 8. The time was set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 07:20 ↓ 19:10 (11h 50m) - More info - Make Baton Rouge time default - Add to favorite locations

UTC -5

Central Time (CT)
now 1 hour behind New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -6 / Central Standard Time (CST)
The time in Baton Rouge is normally one hour behind the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Baton Rouge can for a short while be two hours behind or the same as the time in New York.
The IANA time zone identifier for Baton Rouge is America/Chicago.

Sunday March 8 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Sunday November 1 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Sunrise: 07:20
Sunset: 19:10
Day length: 11h 50m
Solar noon: 13:15
The current local time in Baton Rouge is 75 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.