Panama City to Palo Alto, CA: time difference
Palo Alto, CA is 2 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 16:15 4:15 PM Palo Alto, CA 14:15 2:15 PM You –:–
16:15 4:15 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 18:02
14:15 2:15 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:30
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−2 h
Palo Alto, CA is 2 h behind Panama City.
When you, Panama City and Palo Alto, CA 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
🇺🇸 Palo Alto, CA
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 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇦 Panama City | 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:15 | 14:15 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Panama City | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Panama | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:07 | 07:19 |
| Sunset | 18:02 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 11 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 1,086,990 | 64,403 |
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Panama City and Palo Alto, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Panama City is Palo Alto, CA?
The clocks in Palo Alto are 2 hours behind those in Panama City (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Palo Alto, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Panama City?
When it is 9:00 AM in Panama City, it is 7:00 AM in Palo Alto.
If it is 6:00 PM in Panama City, what time is it in Palo Alto, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Panama City, clocks in Palo Alto show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Panama City and Palo Alto, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Panama City (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Palo Alto), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Palo Alto, CA?
Until 2:00 AM in Panama City it is still the previous day in Palo Alto. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Palo Alto it is already the next day in Panama City.
Is the time difference between Panama City and Palo Alto, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Palo Alto switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Palo Alto will be 3 hours behind Panama City.
