United States
Time now in Lafayette
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:53Sunset 08:23Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
428
Sunrise
06:53
Sunset
08:23
Day length
13h 29m
Coordinates
40.76, -83.95
Time difference from Lafayette
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Lafayette right now.
Lafayette on the map
About the time in Lafayette
Sunrise today lands at 06:53 and sunset at 08:23 local time, giving 13h 29m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (40.76, -83.95) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Lafayette.
Around 428 people live in Lafayette, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Lafayette is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −4 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Frequently asked questions about time in Lafayette
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/New_York, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Lafayette?
- Lafayette is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- When do the sun rise and set in Lafayette today?
- Sunrise is at 06:53 and sunset at 08:23, giving 13h 29m of daylight.
- What time is it in Lafayette right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Lafayette, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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