Panama City
Panamá, Panama
Sunday, 27th September 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Time zone
- America/PanamaEST
- Sunrise
- 6:06 am
- Sunset
- 6:11 pm
- Daylight
- 12 hours 4 minutes
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
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Daylight saving in Panama City
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Panama City has stayed on EST (UTC-5) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Panama City doing anything.
Panama City time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 11:00 in Panama, 3pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Panama City and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 2:19 pm | 14:19 | 2 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 3:19 pm | 15:19 | 1 hour behind |
| Chicago CDT | 4:19 pm | 16:19 | the same time |
| New York City EDT | 5:19 pm | 17:19 | 1 hour ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 5:19 pm | 17:19 | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 6:19 pm | 18:19 | 2 hours ahead |
| London BST | 10:19 pm | 22:19 | 6 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 11:19 pm | 23:19 | 7 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 11:19 pm | 23:19 | 7 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 11:19 pm | 23:19 | 7 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 12:19 am Mon | 00:19 | 8 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 12:19 am Mon | 00:19 | 8 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 1:19 am Mon | 01:19 | 9 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 2:49 am Mon | 02:49 | 10 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 5:19 am Mon | 05:19 | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 6:19 am Mon | 06:19 | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 7:19 am Mon | 07:19 | 15 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 10:19 am Mon | 10:19 | 18 hours ahead |
About Panama City
- Population
- 408168
- Coordinates
- 8.994, -79.520
- Region
- Panamá, Panama
- IANA zone
- America/Panama
- Solar noon
- 12:09 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Panama City right now?
It is 4:19 pm (16:19 on a 24-hour clock) on Sunday, 27th September 2026 in Panama City. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Panama City in?
Panama City uses the America/Panama time zone, currently EST (UTC-5). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like EST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Panama City on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Panama City stays on EST (UTC-5) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Panama City today?
The sun rises at 6:06 am and sets at 6:11 pm today, giving 12 hours 4 minutes of daylight.
How many hours ahead is Panama City of Los Angeles?
Panama City is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 4:19 pm in Panama City, it is 2:19 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Panama City?
Panama City is in Panamá, Panama, at 8.99° N, 79.52° W, with a population of about 408,168. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.