New York, NY to Lake Charles, LA: time difference
Lake Charles, LA is 1 h behind New York, NY. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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New York, NY 05:45 5:45 AM Lake Charles, LA 04:45 4:45 AM You –:–
05:45 5:45 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:04 · 🌙 18:24
04:45 4:45 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:48
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−1 h
Lake Charles, LA is 1 h behind New York, NY.
When you, New York, NY and Lake Charles, LA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 New York, NY
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 New York, NY | 🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:45 | 04:45 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from New York, NY | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:04 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 18:48 |
| Daylight | 11 h 20 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 8,804,190 | 84,872 |
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New York, NY and Lake Charles, LA: common questions
How far behind New York, NY, is Lake Charles, LA?
Lake Charles is 1 hour behind New York: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in New York, NY, what time is it in Lake Charles, LA?
At 9:00 AM in New York, clocks in Lake Charles show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in New York, NY, what time is it in Lake Charles, LA?
At 6:00 PM in New York, clocks in Lake Charles show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in New York, NY, and in Lake Charles, LA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lake Charles.
When does the date change in Lake Charles, LA, compared with New York, NY?
The new day starts in Lake Charles later: until 1:00 AM in New York, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Lake Charles, New York is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between New York, NY, and Lake Charles, LA, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 1 hour.
