United States
Time now in Jefferson Parish
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 07:34Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
432,552
Sunrise
06:32
Sunset
07:34
Day length
13h 02m
Coordinates
29.68, -90.10
Time difference from Jefferson Parish
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Jefferson Parish right now.
Jefferson Parish on the map
About the time in Jefferson Parish
Sunrise today lands at 06:32 and sunset at 07:34 local time, giving 13h 02m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (29.68, -90.10) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Jefferson Parish.
Jefferson Parish runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 432,552 people live in Jefferson Parish, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Jefferson Parish
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Chicago, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Jefferson Parish?
- Jefferson Parish is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Jefferson Parish right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Jefferson Parish, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Jefferson Parish in?
- Jefferson Parish uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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