Current time in Panama City, Panama

3:46:10 AM

Monday, October 26, 2026

Panama City is on Eastern Standard Time (EST), UTC−5. It doesn't change its clocks: the time zone database has no changes scheduled for the next 12 months.

About 408,000 people live in Panama City, the capital of Panama. The nearest airport with scheduled passenger flights is Tocumen International Airport (PTY, 17 km away).

Time zone: America/Panama
UTC offset now: UTC−5
Daylight saving time: Not observed
Sunrise today: 6:06 AM
Sunset today: 5:57 PM
Daylight: 11 h 51 min
Population: 408,168
Currency: Balboa (PAB)
Dialing code: +507
Languages (country): Spanish, English
Airports: PTY 17 km

Panama City · nominal UTC−5 band · night shaded

Cities near Panama City

San José2:46 AM · −1 h512 km away
Bogotá3:46 AM · ±0 h773 km away
Quito3:46 AM · ±0 h1,031 km away
Guatemala City2:46 AM · −1 h1,351 km away
Caracas4:46 AM · +1 h1,395 km away
Cancún3:46 AM · ±0 h1,565 km away

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Sunrise and sunset are calculated for 8.99°, -79.52° using NOAA's solar equations, and may differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.