Panama City is located in Panama and uses the America/Panama timezone, currently EST (GMT-5) from UTC. Panama City does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:46 and sunset at 18:20 local time. The coordinates of Panama City are 8.99°N, 79.52°W.

Today Panama City gets 12 hours 34 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:03, almost exactly when the clock says midday.

Right now Panama City shares its EST (GMT-5) offset with Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Minneapolis, Austin. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Panama City from…

From	Gap	Call at (Panama City time)
🇨🇦 Toronto	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇺🇸 Miami	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇺🇸 Raleigh	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇬🇧 London	+5h	09:00–12:00
🇺🇸 New York	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+13h	19:00–19:00 (early or late for one side)
🇦🇪 Dubai	+9h	07:00–11:00 (early or late for one side)

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Panama City in?›

Panama City is in the America/Panama timezone, currently EST (GMT-5).

Does Panama City observe daylight saving time?›

No. Panama City does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT-5.

What is the UTC offset for Panama City?›

Panama City is currently GMT-5 from UTC (EST (GMT-5)).

Is Panama City ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Panama City is 5 hours behind London and 1 hour behind New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Panama City in UTC?›

09:00 in Panama City is 14:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT-5 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Panama City today?›

Today the sun rises in Panama City at 05:46 and sets at 18:20 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.