Capitan in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.0655, -91.9826
- Elevation
- 8 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1682 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Capitan, Louisiana, United States
This page carries the current local time for Capitan, Louisiana, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Capitan, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Capitan
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Capitan.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:11 AM Solar noon 12:54 PM Sunset 6:38 PM Daylight 11 h 26 min Night 12 h 34 min Civil twilight 6:47 AM – 7:02 PM
Weather in Capitan right now
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Capitan and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 88316
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Louisiana
- New Orleans 362 701
- Baton Rouge 227 470
- Shreveport 187 593
- Metairie Terrace 142 489
- Metairie 138 481
- Lafayette 121 374
Other places named Capitan
- Capitan New Mexico, United States
- Capitán Pando, Bolivia
- Capitan Pando, Bolivia
- Capitan Chocó, Colombia
- Capitan Zulia, Venezuela
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Crepe Myrtle Mobile Home Park — 0.6 km
- Cajun Country Mobile Home Park — 3.3 km
- Lozes — 3.5 km
- T and M Mobile Home Park — 3.6 km
- Youngsville — 3.9 km
- Sunrise Mobile Home Park — 4.7 km
About the time in Capitan
Nothing changes on the clock between Capitan and neighbouring Crepe Myrtle Mobile Home Park or Cajun Country Mobile Home Park.
Postal designations for Capitan total 1.
Capitan works to America/Chicago time, set at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Sunrise for Capitan today is set at 7:11 AM, sunset at 6:38 PM. Daylight covers 11 h 26 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone covers Capitan?
- Capitan is covered by the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Is the local clock in Capitan affected by daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- When does the sun go down in Capitan?
- Sunset in Capitan is at 6:38 PM.