Current Time in Panama
Panama uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Panama
It's 2:03 PM EST (UTC-05:00) in Panama on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Panama does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-5 all year.
- Time zone
- Eastern Standard Time
- IANA: America/Panama
- UTC offset now
- UTC-05:00 (EST)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC-5 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Panamá
San Miguelito
Juan Díaz
David
How Panama writes dates and times
- Date format
- MM/DD/YYYY
- month-day-year, e.g. 11/25/2026 · 25 de noviembre de 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 p. m.
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the es-PA locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Panama
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Colon DayColón DayThu, 5 November 2026 · today
- Shout in Villa de los SantosTue, 10 November 2026 · in 5 days
- Independence DaySat, 28 November 2026 · in 23 days
- Mother's DayTue, 8 December 2026 · in 33 days
- Christmas DayFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
Time difference from Panama
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Panama time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 5 h ahead | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | Same time | 8 h (09:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 9 h ahead | None |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 13 h ahead | None |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 14 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 16 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
Panama at a glance
- Capital
- Panama City
- Population
- 4,064,780
- Currency
- Panamanian balboa (PAB), United States dollar (USD)
Questions about time in Panama
- What time is it in Panama right now?
- When this page was generated it was 2:03 PM EST (UTC-05:00) in Panama.
- How many time zones does Panama have?
- Panama uses one time zone, Eastern Standard Time (IANA ID America/Panama).
- Does Panama observe daylight saving time?
- No. Panama does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-5 all year.
- What is the next public holiday in Panama?
- The next national public holiday is Colon Day on Thu, 5 November 2026.