diff --git a/pendulum/__init__.py b/pendulum/__init__.py
index 1f895512..d20826f2 100644
--- a/pendulum/__init__.py
+++ b/pendulum/__init__.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def instance(
     )
 
 
-def now(tz: str | Timezone | None = None) -> DateTime:
+def now(tz: str | float | Timezone | None = None) -> DateTime:
     """
     Get a DateTime instance for the current date and time.
     """
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def yesterday(tz: str | Timezone = "local") -> DateTime:
 def from_format(
     string: str,
     fmt: str,
-    tz: str | Timezone = UTC,
+    tz: str | float | Timezone | None = UTC,
     locale: str | None = None,
 ) -> DateTime:
     """
diff --git a/pendulum/datetime.py b/pendulum/datetime.py
index d265aece..6a3fdf2e 100644
--- a/pendulum/datetime.py
+++ b/pendulum/datetime.py
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ def now(cls, tz: datetime.tzinfo | None = None) -> Self:
 
     @overload
     @classmethod
-    def now(cls, tz: str | Timezone | FixedTimezone | None = None) -> Self:
+    def now(cls, tz: str | float | Timezone | FixedTimezone | None = None) -> Self:
         ...
 
     @classmethod
     def now(
-        cls, tz: str | Timezone | FixedTimezone | datetime.tzinfo | None = None
+        cls, tz: str | float | Timezone | FixedTimezone | datetime.tzinfo | None = None
     ) -> Self:
         """
         Get a DateTime instance for the current date and time.