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Current Time in Panama City

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Local Time Now

18:41:00

Sunday, 06 September 2026

EST -05:00
Live - Synced with server time
Time Zone
America/Panama
UTC Offset
-05:00
Abbreviation
EST
DST
No
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Time Differences from Panama City

City / Zone Local Time UTC Offset
New York 19:41:00 -04:00
London 00:41:00 +01:00
Paris 01:41:00 +02:00
Dubai 03:41:00 +04:00
Singapore 07:41:00 +08:00
Tokyo 08:41:00 +09:00
Sydney 09:41:00 +10:00
Los Angeles 16:41:00 -07:00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Panama City is in the America/Panama time zone (EST), which is UTC-05:00.
The current time in Panama City is shown live above, updated every second using server-synced time and IANA tzdata.
Panama City is currently on Standard Time and is not observing Daylight Saving Time.
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About This Time Zone

IANA Identifier

The IANA time zone identifier for Panama City is America/Panama. IANA identifiers follow a Region/City format, where the city is a reference anchor for the zone rules rather than a strict geographic boundary.

What the UTC Offset Means

A UTC offset of -05:00 means that Panama City's local time is -05:00 behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the universal clock reference used by computers, aviation, financial systems, and international communications worldwide.

Daylight Saving Time

Panama City is currently on Standard Time. DST is either not observed in this region, or it is not currently in effect. Check back during the relevant season to see if the offset changes.

Business Hours Reference

The table below shows the approximate equivalent of a standard 9 AM – 5 PM business day in Panama City (America/Panama) across five major global hubs. These are reference offsets and may vary by a small number of hours depending on each hub's DST status at the time.

9 AM – 5 PM in America/Panama expressed in other major hubs (reference offsets, not live data)
Hub City IANA Zone Typical UTC Offset Note
New York America/New_York UTC-05:00 / UTC-04:00 EST in winter, EDT in summer
London Europe/London UTC+00:00 / UTC+01:00 GMT in winter, BST in summer
Dubai Asia/Dubai UTC+04:00 No DST - Fixed offset year-round
Tokyo Asia/Tokyo UTC+09:00 No DST - Fixed offset year-round
Sydney Australia/Sydney UTC+10:00 / UTC+11:00 AEST in winter, AEDT in summer

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More Questions About Panama City Time

The current local time in Panama City is shown live in the clock at the top of this page. It is updated every second using server-synced time and the official IANA tzdata library. The time displayed reflects the America/Panama time zone with offset -05:00.
The America/Panama time zone is not currently observing Daylight Saving Time. This may mean the region does not observe DST at all, or that DST is not currently in season.
Panama City is currently at UTC-05:00. This offset is shown in the quick info cards above and is automatically updated by the server to reflect any DST changes as they occur.
The official IANA time zone identifier for Panama City is America/Panama. This identifier is used in operating systems, programming languages, databases, and APIs worldwide to unambiguously specify the time zone and its associated DST rules.