United States
Time now in Pensacola
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:20Sunset 07:21Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
51,923
Sunrise
06:20
Sunset
07:21
Day length
13h 01m
Coordinates
30.44, -87.19
Time difference from Pensacola
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Pensacola right now.
Pensacola on the map
About the time in Pensacola
Around 51,923 people live in Pensacola, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sunrise today lands at 06:20 and sunset at 07:21 local time, giving 13h 01m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (30.44, -87.19) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Pensacola.
Pensacola 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 Pensacola
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Pensacola?
- Pensacola is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Pensacola change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Pensacola today?
- Sunrise is at 06:20 and sunset at 07:21, giving 13h 01m of daylight.
- What time is it in Pensacola right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Pensacola, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
87,523 places in United States
Other cities in the same country, sized by population.