Panama City to Bethel, AK: time difference
Bethel, AK is 3 h behind Panama City. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Panama City 10:28 10:28 AM Bethel, AK 07:28 7:28 AM You –:–
10:28 10:28 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 18:00
07:28 7:28 AM
Alaska Daylight Time · UTC-8
☀️ 09:42 · 🌙 19:23
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−3 h
Bethel, AK is 3 h behind Panama City.
When you, Panama City and Bethel, AK are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇦 Panama City
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
🇺🇸 Bethel, AK
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇦 Panama City | 🇺🇸 Bethel, AK |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:28 | 07:28 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Alaska Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-8 |
| Offset from Panama City | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Panama | America/Anchorage |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-9, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:07 | 09:42 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 19:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 9 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 1,086,990 | 6,300 |
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Panama City and Bethel, AK: common questions
How many hours behind Panama City is Bethel, AK?
The clocks in Bethel are 3 hours behind those in Panama City (UTC−8 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Panama City, what time is it in Bethel, AK?
At 9:00 AM in Panama City, clocks in Bethel show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Bethel, AK, at the end of the working day in Panama City?
The working day in Panama City ends at 6:00 PM; in Bethel it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Panama City and in Bethel, AK, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Panama City, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Bethel.
When is it still the previous day in Bethel, AK?
Until 3:00 AM in Panama City it is still the previous day in Bethel. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Bethel it is already the next day in Panama City.
Does the time gap between Panama City and Bethel, AK, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Bethel but not in Panama City. From November 1, 2026, Bethel will be 4 hours behind Panama City.
