Colón

Timezone Guide

Colón, Panama runs on UTC−5. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 1-hour difference between Colón and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Colón lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Colón and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Colón lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Colón and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Chicago, Bogotá, Lima. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Colón.

Practical Info

Colón (Panama) is home to roughly 205K people. Today brings about 12.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:00, sunset at 18:42. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 9° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

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