El Centro, CA to Panama City: time difference
Panama City is 2 h ahead of El Centro, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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El Centro, CA 04:00 4:00 AM Panama City 06:00 6:00 AM You –:–
04:00 4:00 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 17:56
06:00 6:00 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:08 · 🌙 17:58
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+2 h
Panama City is 2 h ahead of El Centro, CA.
When you, El Centro, CA and Panama City are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 El Centro, CA
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇵🇦 Panama City
2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 El Centro, CA | 🇵🇦 Panama City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:00 | 06:00 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from El Centro, CA | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | America/Panama |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:57 | 06:08 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 17:58 |
| Daylight | 10 h 59 min | 11 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 44,322 | 1,086,990 |
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El Centro, CA and Panama City: common questions
How far ahead of El Centro, CA, is Panama City?
Panama City is 2 hours ahead of El Centro: UTC−5 against UTC−7.
If it is 9:00 AM in El Centro, CA, what time is it in Panama City?
At 9:00 AM in El Centro, clocks in Panama City show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Panama City at the end of the working day in El Centro, CA?
The working day in El Centro ends at 6:00 PM; in Panama City it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Panama City from El Centro, CA?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in El Centro – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Panama City – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in El Centro, CA, is it tomorrow in Panama City?
Once it is 10:00 PM in El Centro, the date in Panama City has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Panama City, it is still the previous day in El Centro.
Does the time difference between El Centro, CA, and Panama City change?
Yes. The clocks change only in El Centro. From November 1, 2026, Panama City will be 3 hours ahead of El Centro.
