United States
Time now in Panama
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 08:13Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
221
Sunrise
06:36
Sunset
08:13
Day length
13h 37m
Coordinates
41.73, -95.48
Time difference from Panama
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Panama right now.
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About the time in Panama
Panama sits at latitude 41.73, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 37m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
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.
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
- When do the sun rise and set in Panama today?
- Sunrise is at 06:36 and sunset at 08:13, giving 13h 37m of daylight.
- 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.
- Does Panama change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- 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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