Ruth in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.2380, -91.8818
- Elevation
- 8 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1662 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ruth, Louisiana, United States
Find the present-moment local time in Ruth, Louisiana, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Ruth, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Ruth
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Ruth, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:12 AM Solar noon 12:54 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 11 h 24 min Night 12 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:48 AM – 7:00 PM
Weather in Ruth right now
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Ruth and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 39662
- 48470
- 89319
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 Ruth
- Ruth Nevada, United States
- Ruth North Carolina, United States
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- Ruth Arkansas, United States
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
- Azema (historical) — 1.7 km
- Parks — 5.4 km
- Gauthier (historical) — 6.9 km
- Long Bridge — 8.1 km
- Mouton's Trailer Park — 9.9 km
- Levert — 10.7 km
Local time details for Ruth
Postal service in Ruth uses 3 codes.
Clocks in Ruth are set by America/Chicago and read UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Sunrise arrives in Ruth at 7:12 AM today and the sun goes down at 6:36 PM. That gives the day 11 h 24 min of light.
The clock reading for Ruth covers nearby Azema (historical) and Parks as well.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in Ruth?
- In Ruth, the applicable time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Ruth?
- Daylight saving in Ruth: Yes.
- What is the local sunset time in Ruth?
- Local sunset is 6:36 PM.