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Current time in Panama City, Panama

Thursday, 24 September 2026

Eastern Standard TimeUTC-05:00

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Panama City time at a glance

Country
Panama
Location
Capital city of Panama
Time zone
America/Panama
UTC offset now
UTC-05:00
Current zone label
GMT-5
Next clock change
No upcoming change available

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Panama City time guide

Does Panama City change its clocks?

No. Panama City stays on UTC-05:00 throughout the year and does not make a seasonal clock change. The current calculated offset is UTC-05:00.
Year-round offset
Eastern Standard Time (EST), UTC-05:00
Time-zone identifier
America/Panama
Panama City and London
5 hours behind during GMT; 6 hours behind during BST
Panama City and New York
Same clock time during EST; 1 hour behind during EDT

City, district and metropolitan area

Panama district extends beyond the central city

Panama's 2023 census publishes results by province, district, corregimiento and populated place. A Panama district or metropolitan total therefore covers more territory than the capital's central urban localities.

Time-zone identity for Panama City

IANA zone
America/Panama
UTC offset now
UTC-05:00
Current zone label
GMT-5
Clock-change status
No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.

Panama City is currently 5 hours behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.

Clock changes in Panama City

370-day checked horizon

No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 29 September 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.

Time-zone history

UTC offset changes for Panama City

A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for America/Panama, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.

Previous 5 years

No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.

Next 5 years

No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.

Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.

Capital city context

About Panama City, capital of Panama

Panama City is the capital of Panama. This page combines its live local clock with location, time-zone, weather, Sun and Moon information.

Capital status
Capital of Panama
Administrative area
Panamá, Panama
Population
408,168
Coordinates
8.9936° N, 79.5197° W. The elevation is 17 metres.

Nearby city clocks

Cities near Panama City

Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Panama City. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.

Sources for Panama City time and city facts

Time-zone calculations use runtime tzdb 2026b. Weather and astronomy sources include their own retrieval times where available.

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