diff --git a/pendulum/pendulum.py b/pendulum/pendulum.py
index c73e8c6a..74a04f5b 100644
--- a/pendulum/pendulum.py
+++ b/pendulum/pendulum.py
@@ -205,13 +205,13 @@ def instance(cls, dt, tz=UTC):
         # Checking for pytz/tzinfo
         if isinstance(tz, datetime.tzinfo) and not isinstance(tz, (Timezone, TimezoneInfo)):
             # pytz
-            if hasattr(tz, 'localize'):
+            if hasattr(tz, 'localize') and tz.zone:
                 tz = tz.zone
             else:
                 # We have no sure way to figure out
                 # the timezone name, we fallback
                 # on a fixed offset
-                tz = dt.utcoffset().total_seconds() / 3600
+                tz = tz.utcoffset(dt).total_seconds() / 3600
 
         return cls(
             dt.year, dt.month, dt.day,
diff --git a/tests/pendulum_tests/test_construct.py b/tests/pendulum_tests/test_construct.py
index a1036383..ffb0059d 100644
--- a/tests/pendulum_tests/test_construct.py
+++ b/tests/pendulum_tests/test_construct.py
@@ -135,6 +135,25 @@ def test_instance_timezone_aware_datetime_pytz(self):
         )
         self.assertEqual('Europe/Paris', now.timezone_name)
 
+    def test_instance_timezone_aware_datetime_pytz_offset(self):
+        # Impossible timezone of +21 (won't accidentally match the local offset)
+        fixed_offset = pytz.FixedOffset(21 * 60)
+
+        now = Pendulum.instance(
+            datetime.now(fixed_offset)
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(21, now.offset_hours)
+
+        now = Pendulum.instance(
+            datetime.now(), fixed_offset
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(21, now.offset_hours)
+
+        now = Pendulum.instance(
+            datetime.now(fixed_offset), pytz.timezone('Europe/Paris')
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(21, now.offset_hours)
+
     def test_instance_timezone_aware_datetime_any_tzinfo(self):
         dt = datetime(2016, 8, 7, 12, 34, 56, tzinfo=tz.gettz('Europe/Paris'))
         now = Pendulum.instance(dt)