Current time in Panama
Local time in Panama
The time in Panama is 5 hours behind UTC and 1 hour behind Columbus. The timezone in Panama is Eastern Standard Time (EST). Panama is not using Daylight Saving Time (DST).
Details for the time in Panama
| Current time | 8:49 a.m.
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| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time (EST) |
| IANA time zone | America/Panama |
| Your time difference | 1 hour behind Columbus |
| UTC time difference | UTC-5 5 hours behind UTC |
Panama Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Panama is not using Daylight Saving Time.
Panama
Panama uses Eastern Standard Time EST. EST is UTC -0500. Panama's latitude and longitude is 09° 00' N and 80° 00' W . Therefore being five hours behind UTC is very suitable for Panama. Because of its low latitude Panama has no use for daylight savings time.
Important cities in Panama
The current time in some important cities in Panama is shown below.
Time in Panama