A Practice Note explaining when to commence an appeal of a Pennsylvania state court's civil order or similar determination, such as a judgment, decision, decree, ruling, or other adjudication to a higher state court. This includes determining when entry of an appealable order occurs (or when another event occurs that triggers the time to appeal), understanding the factors that may impact a deadline, calculating the deadline to commence the appeal, and knowing the effects if the appellant files the appeal papers too early or too late.