Panama
Time now in Palo Alto
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:21Sunset 06:42Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Panama
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
346
Sunrise
06:21
Sunset
06:42
Day length
12h 20m
Coordinates
8.80, -82.42
Time difference from Palo Alto
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About the time in Palo Alto
Sunrise today lands at 06:21 and sunset at 06:42 local time, giving 12h 20m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (8.80, -82.42) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Palo Alto.
Around 346 people live in Palo Alto, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Palo Alto day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Palo Alto
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Panama, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Palo Alto change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Palo Alto keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Palo Alto right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Palo Alto, updating every second from America/Panama (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Palo Alto in?
- Palo Alto uses America/Panama, currently UTC −5.
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