United States
Time now in Philadelphia
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 07:32Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
7,477
Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
07:32
Day length
13h 06m
Coordinates
32.78, -89.12
Time difference from Philadelphia
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Philadelphia right now.
Philadelphia on the map
About the time in Philadelphia
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Philadelphia day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Around 7,477 people live in Philadelphia, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia
- What time is it in Philadelphia right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Philadelphia, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- When do the sun rise and set in Philadelphia today?
- Sunrise is at 06:26 and sunset at 07:32, giving 13h 06m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Philadelphia in?
- Philadelphia uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- Does Philadelphia change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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