Also known in software as: America/Atikokan, America/Cayman, America/Coral_Harbour, EST.
Largest cities on America/Panama
Panama CityPanamá
San MiguelitoPanamá
Juan DíazPanamá
DavidChiriquí Province
ColónColón
ArraijánPanamá Oeste Province
La ChorreraPanamá Oeste Province
TocumenPanamá
Santiago de VeraguasVeraguas Province
ChilibrePanamá
CativáColón
AncónPanamá
What time zone is America/Panama in?
America/Panama is on Eastern Time (EST, UTC−5). The IANA identifier is America/Panama.
Does America/Panama observe daylight saving time?
No. America/Panama keeps UTC−5 all year, so its time difference with places that do change their clocks shifts by an hour twice a year.
America/Panama in software and databases
Older software may still use America/Atikokan, America/Cayman, America/Coral_Harbour, EST; these are aliases of America/Panama and give identical times.
Standard offset UTC−5, no daylight saving time (as of 2026).
America/Panama time zone
Eastern Time
Eastern Standard Time (EST)
IANA: America/Panama · UTC−5
Daylight saving time in America/Panama
America/Panama does not use daylight saving time. The offset stays UTC−5 all year.