Tonight · New Orleans
A middling sunset
Golden hour 7:31 PM–8:06 PM·sunset 8:06 PM
Begins soon
Tonight's sunset score is about 4 out of 10 (estimated).
Why this score?
An average showing — held back by low cloud blocking the horizon. — US National Weather Service, today
The sun sets at 295° — WNW on the compass.
Where to stand
- Directions →
Crescent Park
A Bywater riverwalk where the sun sets over the Mississippi's big bend. - Directions →
Fly (Riverview) at Audubon Park
A grassy levee-top lawn on the Mississippi, a local sunset ritual.
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Go outside. The sky is doing something.
Updated Saturday, July 4, 2026