Panama City to Ketchikan, AK: time difference
Ketchikan, 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
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Panama City 21:05 9:05 PM Ketchikan, AK 18:05 6:05 PM You –:–
21:05 9:05 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 18:05
18:05 6:05 PM
Alaska Daylight Time · UTC-8
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 18:03
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−3 h
Ketchikan, AK is 3 h behind Panama City.
When you, Panama City and Ketchikan, 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
🇺🇸 Ketchikan, 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 | 🇺🇸 Ketchikan, AK |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:05 | 18:05 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 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/Sitka |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-9, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:07 | 07:06 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 18:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 10 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 1,086,990 | 8,200 |
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Panama City and Ketchikan, AK: common questions
How far behind Panama City is Ketchikan, AK?
Ketchikan is 3 hours behind Panama City: UTC−8 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Ketchikan, AK, at the start of the working day in Panama City?
The working day in Panama City starts at 9:00 AM; in Ketchikan it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Ketchikan, AK, when it is 6:00 PM in Panama City?
When it is 6:00 PM in Panama City, it is 3:00 PM in Ketchikan.
Is there a time when both Panama City and Ketchikan, AK, are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Panama City (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Ketchikan), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Ketchikan, AK?
Until 3:00 AM in Panama City it is still the previous day in Ketchikan. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Ketchikan it is already the next day in Panama City.
Is the time difference between Panama City and Ketchikan, AK, the same all year?
No. Only Ketchikan switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Ketchikan will be 4 hours behind Panama City.
