United States
Time now in Pekin
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:16Sunset 07:45Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
34,094
Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
07:45
Day length
13h 29m
Coordinates
40.57, -89.63
Time difference from Pekin
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Pekin right now.
Pekin on the map
About the time in Pekin
Pekin sits at latitude 40.57, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 29m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 34,094 people live in Pekin, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Pekin 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Pekin
- When do the sun rise and set in Pekin today?
- Sunrise is at 06:16 and sunset at 07:45, giving 13h 29m of daylight.
- Does Pekin change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- 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.
- What time is it in Pekin right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Pekin, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
87,523 places in United States
Other cities in the same country, sized by population.