Panama · EST
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Panama City, 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 Panama City 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 Panama City lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Panama City 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 Panama City lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Panama City 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 Panama City.
Practical Info
Panama City (Panama) is home to roughly 1.9M 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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Panama
Capital
Panama City 👑
Continent
North America
Time Zone
EST · America/Panama
Coordinates
8.98°N, 79.52°W
Currency
PAB (B/.)
Calling Code
+507
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Panama Canal lifts vessels about 26 metres up to Gatun Lake and back down again, using gravity alone — roughly 200 million litres of fresh water per transit, no pumps involved. Around 14,000 ships pass each year.
The clock: Panama keeps UTC−5, and because the isthmus bends, a ship heading from the Atlantic to the Pacific travels roughly south-east.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap