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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — New Orleans

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for New Orleans, in local time: the Sun rises at 5:59 AM and sets at 8:03 PM, giving about 14h 04m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · NEW ORLEANS
Sunrise5:59 AM
Sunset8:03 PM
Day length14h 04m
Sun right nowbelow horizon

Computed for New Orleans (29.95°, -90.07°), shown in local time (America/Chicago).

Twilight & the golden hour for New Orleans

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour7:28 PM – 8:20 PM
Blue hour8:20 PM – 8:31 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°8:31 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°9:04 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark9:40 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°4:22 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°4:58 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°5:31 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°5:59 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over New Orleans

Moonrise8:40 AM
Moonset10:55 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

The Moon is currently below the horizon at New Orleans. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

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