Current time in Panama City
Panama City, Panama, keeps Eastern Standard Time at UTC-05:00 all year, with no clock changes.
Current time in Panama City
10:22:14
America/Panama · UTC-05:00
Time zone in Panama City
Sunrise and sunset in Panama City
Sun and clock in Panama City
Averaged over the year, solar noon in Panama City comes at 12:18, because the city lies about 5° west of the meridian its clock is set to.
Daylight through the year in Panama City
Addis Ababa, at 9.1°N, lies on almost the same parallel as Panama City, so its days stay within 1 minute of Panama City’s all year; its clock is 8 h ahead of Panama City.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 15 | 06:11 | 17:54 | 11 h 43 m |
| December 15 | 06:25 | 18:01 | 11 h 36 m |
| January 15 | 06:38 | 18:17 | 11 h 39 m |
| February 15 | 06:37 | 18:28 | 11 h 51 m |
| March 15 | 06:25 | 18:29 | 12 h 4 m |
| April 15 | 06:08 | 18:28 | 12 h 19 m |
| May 15 | 05:58 | 18:30 | 12 h 32 m |
| June 15 | 05:59 | 18:38 | 12 h 39 m |
| July 15 | 06:06 | 18:42 | 12 h 36 m |
| August 15 | 06:10 | 18:35 | 12 h 25 m |
| September 15 | 06:08 | 18:19 | 12 h 11 m |
| October 15 | 06:06 | 18:02 | 11 h 56 m |
When the clocks change in Panama City
Panama City has kept UTC-05:00 since April 22, 1908, when its clocks moved forward 20 min from UTC-05:19:36. The record opens with Panama City’s own local mean time, UTC-05:18:08, kept until 1890.
Calling Panama City from another time zone
| Place | Panama City’s 09:00–17:00 there | Shared working hours | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | 14:00–22:00 | — | — |
| New York | 09:00–17:00 | 8 h, 09:00–17:00 Panama City time | 7 h to 8 h |
| London | 14:00–22:00 | 3 h, 09:00–12:00 Panama City time | 2 h to 3 h |
| Tokyo | 23:00–07:00 | none | none all year |
At 09:00 on Monday, November 9, 2026 in Panama City, every other city in this directory has already reached Monday. By 17:00 on Friday, 59 listed cities, including New Delhi and Shanghai, have already reached Saturday.
Panama City compared with other cities
| City | Local time | Date | UTC offset | Difference from Panama City | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | — | — | UTC-05:00 | the same time | the same / 1 h ahead |
| London | — | — | UTC+00:00 | 5 h ahead | 5 h ahead / 6 h ahead |
| Dubai | — | — | UTC+04:00 | 9 h ahead | all year |
| New Delhi | — | — | UTC+05:30 | 10 h 30 min ahead | all year |
| Singapore | — | — | UTC+08:00 | 13 h ahead | all year |
| Tokyo | — | — | UTC+09:00 | 14 h ahead | all year |
| Sydney | — | — | UTC+11:00 | 16 h ahead | 15 h ahead / 16 h ahead |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Clock | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá | 770 km south-east | same clock | 22 minutes earlier |
| Caracas | 1,390 km east | 1 h ahead | 50 minutes earlier |
| Havana | 1,600 km north | the same / 1 h ahead | 11 minutes later |
| Miami | 1,870 km north | the same / 1 h ahead | 3 minutes later |
| Lima | 2,350 km south | same clock | 10 minutes earlier |
| Mexico City | 2,410 km north-west | 1 h behind | 1 h 18 min later |
| Atlanta | 2,800 km north | the same / 1 h ahead | 19 minutes later |
| Houston | 2,840 km north-west | 1 h behind / the same | 1 h 3 min later |
Beyond Panama City’s own identifier, the nearest city in this directory on exactly the same clock is Bogotá, 770 km to the south-east, on America/Bogota.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-11-02.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Panama City in?
Panama City keeps America/Panama, Eastern Standard Time, at UTC-05:00 all year. The identifier is named after Panama City itself.
Which other countries keep exactly the same time as Panama City?
Brazil (Eirunepe and Rio Branco), Canada (Coral Harbour), Cayman Islands, Colombia, Ecuador (Guayaquil), Jamaica, Mexico (Cancun) and Peru keep exactly Panama City’s clock, with no clock changes either.
What is the time difference between Panama City and Caracas?
The clock in Caracas, Venezuela, about 1,390 km away and the closest city in this directory on a different clock, is 1 h ahead of Panama City.