Taft in numbers
- Coordinates
- 29.9913, -90.4481
- Elevation
- 4 m above sea level
- Population
- 63
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1576 km away
- Same name
- 22 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Taft, Louisiana, United States
This page shows local time in Taft, Louisiana, United States as of this moment, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Taft, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Taft
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Taft.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:05 AM Solar noon 12:48 PM Sunset 6:31 PM Daylight 11 h 26 min Night 12 h 34 min Civil twilight 6:41 AM – 6:56 PM
Weather in Taft right now
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Taft and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 38488
- 74463
- 78390
- 93268
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 Taft
- Taft Yazd Province, Iran
- Taft California, United States
- Taft Eastern Visayas, Philippines
- Taft Texas, United States
- Taft Florida, 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
- Sellers — 2.2 km
- Waterford — 2.5 km
- Montz — 2.6 km
- Norco — 3.6 km
- Killona — 3.7 km
- Sarpy (historical) — 4.0 km
Local time details for Taft
Locations in Taft are covered by 4 postal codes.
Taft counts hours by America/Chicago, which stands at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving is kept: Yes.
The sun climbs above Taft at 7:05 AM and dips below at 6:31 PM. Between them sit 11 h 26 min of daylight.
Nearby, Sellers and Waterford go by the same clock as Taft.
Questions and answers
- Where does Taft fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, Taft falls within America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is there any clock change for daylight saving in Taft?
- Daylight saving in Taft: Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Taft?
- In Taft the sun sets at 6:31 PM.