Time in Panama City, Panama 🇵🇦
The current local time in Panama City, Panama is shown below — the city is in the America/Panama time zone (UTC -05:00 · EST).
Panama City local time
Wednesday, 30 September 2026 EST
Location & Time Zone
Coordinates
8.98° N, 79.52° W
Population: 880,691
Time zone
IANA: America/Panama
UTC offset: -05:00 · EST · Eastern Standard Time
Country: Panama · ISO PA
Panama City right now
Time difference
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Daylight saving time
Panama City does not observe daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC -05:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
Sun today
Sunrise 06:07 · Sunset 18:10
Day length 12h 3m · twilight and monthly table →
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