Rio de Janeiro to Panama: time difference
Panama is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro. 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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Rio de Janeiro 08:24 8:24 AM Panama 06:24 6:24 AM You –:–
08:24 8:24 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
06:24 6:24 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 18:05
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−2 h
Panama is 2 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro and Panama are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
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
🇵🇦 Panama
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 | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇵🇦 Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:24 | 06:24 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Panama |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 06:07 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 4,098,587 |
Compare Rio de Janeiro with another city
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Rio de Janeiro and Panama: common questions
How many hours behind Rio de Janeiro is Panama?
The clocks in Panama are 2 hours behind those in Rio de Janeiro (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in Panama?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in Panama show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Panama when it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro?
When it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, it is 4:00 PM in Panama.
When is a good time to call Panama from Rio de Janeiro?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Panama – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Panama?
Until 2:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro it is still the previous day in Panama. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Panama it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time gap between Rio de Janeiro and Panama change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Rio de Janeiro nor in Panama, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
