Texas in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.1719, -91.1382
- Elevation
- 6 m above sea level
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1612 km away
- Same name
- 38 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Texas, Louisiana, United States
This page shows the time of day in Texas, Louisiana, United States as it stands now, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Texas, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Texas
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:07 AM Solar noon 12:51 PM Sunset 6:35 PM Daylight 11 h 28 min Night 12 h 32 min Civil twilight 6:43 AM – 6:59 PM
Weather in Texas right now
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Texas and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 70788 White Castle — 4.2 km away
- 70721 Carville — 6.8 km away
- 70776 Saint Gabriel — 10.3 km away
- 70764 Plaquemine — 15.3 km away
- 70765 Plaquemine — 16.0 km away
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 Texas
- Texas Hidalgo, Mexico
- Texas San Luis Potosí, Mexico
- Texas Campeche, Mexico
- Texas Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
- Texas Quebec, Canada
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
- White Castle — 0.9 km
- Cora — 0.9 km
- Alhambra — 1.5 km
- Soniat — 2.2 km
- Dorcyville — 2.2 km
- Laurel Ridge — 2.3 km
About the time in Texas
Coverage of Texas by postal code amounts to 5 entries.
The time zone here in Texas is America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Does daylight saving apply? Yes.
Today's sunrise at Texas falls at 7:07 AM; sunset follows at 6:35 PM. Between them lie 11 h 28 min of daylight.
The hour in Texas is the hour in White Castle and Cora as well.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Texas?
- The time zone name used for Texas is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Texas use summer time?
- Yes.
- What is the local sunrise time in Texas?
- Local sunrise is 7:07 AM.