Current time in Pittsburgh, PA
Eastern Time UTC−5 · IANA zone America/New_York
Time zone details
| Time zone | Eastern Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Standard time | EST, UTC−5 (early Nov – mid Mar) |
| Daylight time | EDT, UTC−4 (mid Mar – early Nov) |
| DST clock change | Forward 1 h, 2nd Sunday of March · Back 1 h, 1st Sunday of November |
| Sunrise today | — |
| Sunset today | — |
| Day length | — |
| Coordinates | 40.44° N, 80.00° W |
Time difference from Pittsburgh
| City | Local time now |
|---|---|
| Chicago | −1 h |
| Denver | −2 h |
| Phoenix | −2 / −3 h |
| Los Angeles | −3 h |
| Anchorage | −4 h |
| Honolulu | −5 / −6 h |
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and neighboring Ohio cities such as Cleveland all sit inside the same Eastern Time Zone.
About time in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, the seat of Allegheny County, lies at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at almost exactly 80° W — five degrees west of the meridian that anchors Eastern Standard Time. Its clocks consequently run about 20 minutes ahead of the local sun, and sunrises and sunsets fall roughly 20 clock-minutes later here than in Philadelphia on the same day.
Before the railroads standardized time in 1883, each city set its clocks by its own noon sun, and western Pennsylvania's local time trailed Philadelphia's by about that same 20 minutes; standard Eastern time erased the difference overnight.
Although Pittsburgh anchors Pennsylvania's western edge, it is nowhere near a zone boundary — Ohio to the west is also Eastern, and Central Time does not begin until well into Indiana. Daylight at 40.4° N ranges from about 9¼ hours in late December to 15 hours in late June, with June sunsets near 8:55 PM.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Pittsburgh in?
Pittsburgh is in the Eastern Time Zone (ET). Clocks show EST (UTC−5) in winter and EDT (UTC−4) from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November.
How far ahead is Pittsburgh of Los Angeles?
Pittsburgh runs a constant 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles, in winter and summer alike, because the Eastern and Pacific zones switch to DST on the same days. See the EST to PST chart.
Does Pittsburgh change clocks for daylight saving time?
Yes. Pittsburgh springs forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March and falls back one hour at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday of November (March 8 and November 1 in 2026). Full dates on the DST page.