Panama City to Recife: time difference
Recife is 2 h ahead of 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 21:31 9:31 PM Recife 23:31 11:31 PM You –:–
21:31 9:31 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 18:05
23:31 11:31 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:00 · 🌙 17:14
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+2 h
Recife is 2 h ahead of Panama City.
When you, Panama City and Recife 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
🇧🇷 Recife
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 | 🇵🇦 Panama City | 🇧🇷 Recife |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:31 | 23:31 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Panama City | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Panama | America/Recife |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:07 | 05:00 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 17:14 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 12 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 1,086,990 | 1,488,920 |
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Panama City and Recife: common questions
How far ahead of Panama City is Recife?
Recife is 2 hours ahead of Panama City: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Panama City, what time is it in Recife?
At 9:00 AM in Panama City, clocks in Recife show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Panama City, what time is it in Recife?
At 6:00 PM in Panama City, clocks in Recife show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Recife from Panama City?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Panama City – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Recife – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Recife?
From 10:00 PM in Panama City it is already the next day in Recife. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Recife it is still the previous day in Panama City.
Does the time difference between Panama City and Recife change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
