Peru
Time now in Panamá
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:17Sunset 06:14Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
76
Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
06:14
Day length
11h 57m
Coordinates
-5.83, -78.27
Time difference from Panamá
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Panamá right now.
Panamá on the map
About the time in Panamá
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Panamá 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.
Panamá runs on America/Lima, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Clocks in Panamá stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −5 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Peru.
Frequently asked questions about time in Panamá
- Does Panamá change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Panamá keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Panamá in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Panamá runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Panamá right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Panamá, updating every second from America/Lima (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Panamá in?
- Panamá uses America/Lima, currently UTC −5.
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