United States
Time now in Panama
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:37Sunset 08:12Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
218
Sunrise
06:37
Sunset
08:12
Day length
13h 35m
Coordinates
41.73, -95.47
Time difference from Panama
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Panama right now.
Panama on the map
About the time in Panama
Panama runs on America/Chicago, 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.
Around 218 people live in Panama, 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 Panama 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 Panama
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Panama?
- Panama is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Panama in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Panama runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is Panama in?
- Panama uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- What time is it in Panama right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Panama, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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