Philadelphia in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.9239, -90.1173
- Elevation
- 189 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1129 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Philadelphia, Illinois, United States
This page shows the current local time in Philadelphia, Illinois, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Philadelphia, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Philadelphia
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Philadelphia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:27 AM Solar noon 12:45 PM Sunset 6:04 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 6:59 AM – 6:31 PM
Weather in Philadelphia right now
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Philadelphia and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 13673
- 19019
- 19092
- 19093
- 19099
- 19101
- 19102
- 19103
- 19104
- 19105
- 19106
- 19107
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Illinois
Other places named Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States
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- Philadelphia New York, United States
- Philadelphia Tennessee, United States
- Philadelphia Western Cape, South Africa
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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Nearby places
- Burlingame — 3.9 km
- Gurney (historical) — 6.4 km
- Old Princeton — 6.5 km
- Kisch — 7.2 km
- Anderson — 7.4 km
- Jordanville (historical) — 7.5 km
Local time details for Philadelphia
Nearby settlements including Burlingame and Gurney (historical) match the time in Philadelphia.
The area of Philadelphia is divided into 12 postal codes.
Philadelphia keeps the America/Chicago zone, which is UTC−5. Whether summer time is observed: Yes.
Today the sun rises over Philadelphia at 7:27 AM and sets at 6:04 PM. That is 10 h 37 min of daylight in all.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Philadelphia?
- Use America/Chicago for Philadelphia; its offset is −5.
- Does the clock in Philadelphia stay the same all year?
- Daylight saving time in Philadelphia: Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Philadelphia?
- Today the sun sets at 6:04 PM.