Current Local Time in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

8:02:24 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Pennsylvania (PA)
Lat/Long:	40°02'N / 76°18'W
Elevation:	109 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

1 °F

Clear.
33 / 6 °F

Thu 22.		41 / 23 °F
Fri 23.		32 / 12 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

About EST — Eastern Standard Time

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Sunrise

7:22 am
↑ 116° Southeast

Sunset

5:11 pm
↑ 245° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 49 minutes
+1m 44s longer

Moon 7.6%

Rise – 9:01 am
Set – 8:18 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:16 pm
Altitude: 30.2°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:47 am – 6:19 am
6:13 pm – 6:45 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:19 am – 6:52 am
5:40 pm – 6:13 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:52 am – 7:22 am
5:11 pm – 5:40 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
2:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
11:47 pm

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Airports

Lancaster Airport, LNS
About 6 mi N of Lancaster
Harrisburg International Airport, MDT
About 26 mi WNW of Lancaster
Philadelphia International Airport, PHL
About 58 mi E of Lancaster

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8:0224am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026