Current time in Panama City, Panama
Eastern Standard Time
UTC−05:00- Time zone
- Eastern Standard Time · America/Panama
- UTC offset now
- UTC−05:00
- Abbreviation
- EST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC−5 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Panama (capital) · 8.99° N, 79.52° W
- Population
- 408,168
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Panama City at about 12:18 standard time: the clock runs about 18 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:02 and 12:32 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:22 | 18:28 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:00 | 18:39 | 12h 39m |
| September equinox (Sep 22) | 06:07 | 18:14 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:28 | 18:04 | 11h 36m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:06–18:09 (12 h 3 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.