America/Panama is an IANA time zone used in Panama. It stays on UTC−5 all year.
America/Panama at a glance
Rules of the America/Panama time zone
America/Panama stays on UTC−5 all year. The tz database records no daylight saving time in this zone since 1970.
Where America/Panama is used
America/Panama is used in Panama. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.
America/Panama compared with other time zones
Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.
| City | Time now | Difference now | In January | In July |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (United States) | --:-- | Same time | Same time | 1 h ahead |
| Los Angeles (United States) | --:-- | 3 h behind | 3 h behind | 2 h behind |
| London (United Kingdom) | --:-- | 5 h ahead | 5 h ahead | 6 h ahead |
| Paris (France) | --:-- | 6 h ahead | 6 h ahead | 7 h ahead |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | --:-- | 9 h ahead | 9 h ahead | 9 h ahead |
| Mumbai (India) | --:-- | 10 h 30 min ahead | 10 h 30 min ahead | 10 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore | --:-- | 13 h ahead | 13 h ahead | 13 h ahead |
| Tokyo (Japan) | --:-- | 14 h ahead | 14 h ahead | 14 h ahead |
| Sydney (Australia) | --:-- | 16 h ahead | 16 h ahead | 15 h ahead |
| UTC | --:-- | 5 h ahead | 5 h ahead | 5 h ahead |
Other zones on UTC−5 right now
These IANA zones show the same time as America/Panama today. Their clock-change rules may differ.
- America/Bogota
- America/Cancun
- America/Cayman
- America/Detroit
- America/Grand_Turk
- America/Guayaquil
- America/Havana
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- America/Jamaica
- America/Kentucky/Louisville
- America/Lima
- America/Nassau
Using America/Panama in software
Use the zone name America/Panama rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.
Show the current time in America/Panama:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'America/Panama', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('America/Panama'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('America/Panama')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=America/Panama datePlan around the time in America/Panama
- Convert a time to or from America/Panama: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add Panama City to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in America/Panama and the other cities you work with.
- Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UTC offset of America/Panama?
UTC−5, all year.
What abbreviation does America/Panama use?
EST. Abbreviations are not unique, so use the zone name America/Panama in software.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.