Panama City to Santa Maria, CA: time difference
Santa Maria, 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 01:30 1:30 AM Santa Maria, CA 23:30 11:30 PM You –:–
01:30 1:30 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 18:01
23:30 11:30 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 18:24
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−2 h
Santa Maria, CA is 2 h behind Panama City.
When you, Panama City and Santa Maria, 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
🇺🇸 Santa Maria, 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 | 🇺🇸 Santa Maria, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:30 | 23:30 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 07:11 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 1,086,990 | 107,408 |
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Panama City and Santa Maria, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Panama City and Santa Maria, CA?
Santa Maria is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Panama City is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Panama City, what time is it in Santa Maria, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Panama City, clocks in Santa Maria show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Panama City, what time is it in Santa Maria, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Panama City, clocks in Santa Maria show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Santa Maria, CA, from Panama City?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Panama City – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Santa Maria – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Santa Maria, CA?
Until 2:00 AM in Panama City it is still the previous day in Santa Maria. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Santa Maria it is already the next day in Panama City.
Is the time difference between Panama City and Santa Maria, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Santa Maria switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Santa Maria will be 3 hours behind Panama City.
