Panama City to Rio de Janeiro: time difference
Rio de Janeiro 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.
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Panama City 00:55 12:55 AM Rio de Janeiro 02:55 2:55 AM You –:–
00:55 12:55 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 18:05
02:55 2:55 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
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+2 h
Rio de Janeiro is 2 h ahead of Panama City.
When you, Panama City and Rio de Janeiro 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
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
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 | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:55 | 02:55 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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/Sao Paulo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:07 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 17:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 12 h 30 min |
| People on this clock | 1,086,990 | 6,211,223 |
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Panama City and Rio de Janeiro: common questions
How many hours ahead of Panama City is Rio de Janeiro?
The clocks in Rio de Janeiro are 2 hours ahead of those in Panama City (UTC−3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Panama City, what time is it in Rio de Janeiro?
At 9:00 AM in Panama City, clocks in Rio de Janeiro show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Rio de Janeiro at the end of the working day in Panama City?
The working day in Panama City ends at 6:00 PM; in Rio de Janeiro it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Panama City and in Rio de Janeiro overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Panama City, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
When does the date change in Rio de Janeiro compared with Panama City?
The new day starts in Rio de Janeiro earlier: at 10:00 PM in Panama City it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, Panama City is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Panama City and Rio de Janeiro change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
