Time in Philadelphia

Philadelphia: Eastern Time (EDT, UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer). US daylight saving applies.

Civil time in Philadelphia is Eastern Time (EDT, UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer). In mid-January the sun is up around 7:21 a.m. and down around 4:59 p.m.

Philadelphia is Eastern Time with New York. It sits a little west of Manhattan, so winter sunrise is a few minutes later.

Philadelphia matches New York’s clock. When it is noon in Philadelphia it is 9 a.m. in Los Angeles in January. When it is noon in Philadelphia it is 5 p.m. in London all year.

Philadelphia sits close to the Eastern Time meridian (75°), so clock noon and solar noon are not far apart.

Mid-January sunrise here is within a few minutes of New York.

Sunrise and sunset in Philadelphia

A typical mid-January day in Philadelphia has sunrise around 7:21 a.m. and sunset around 4:59 p.m. (9 h 38 m of daylight). Mid-June stretches to about 5:32 a.m.–8:31 p.m. (14 h 59 m).

MonthSunriseSunsetDay length
January7:21 a.m.4:59 p.m.9 h 38 m
February6:55 a.m.5:36 p.m.10 h 41 m
March7:14 a.m.7:07 p.m.11 h 53 m
April6:24 a.m.7:38 p.m.13 h 14 m
May5:47 a.m.8:09 p.m.14 h 22 m
June5:32 a.m.8:31 p.m.14 h 59 m
July5:45 a.m.8:29 p.m.14 h 45 m
August6:13 a.m.8:00 p.m.13 h 47 m
September6:42 a.m.7:12 p.m.12 h 30 m
October7:11 a.m.6:23 p.m.11 h 12 m
November6:46 a.m.4:46 p.m.10 h 00 m
December7:16 a.m.4:37 p.m.9 h 21 m

Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.

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