Rio Grande to Panama City: time difference
Panama City is 2 h behind Rio Grande. 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 Grande 17:49 5:49 PM Panama City 15:49 3:49 PM You –:–
17:49 5:49 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:44 · 🌙 18:44
15:49 3:49 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 18:00
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−2 h
Panama City is 2 h behind Rio Grande.
When you, Rio Grande and Panama City 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 Grande
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 City
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 Grande | 🇵🇦 Panama City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:49 | 15:49 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Rio Grande | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Panama |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:44 | 06:07 |
| Sunset | 18:44 | 18:00 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 198,935 | 1,086,990 |
Compare Rio Grande with another city
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Rio Grande and Panama City: common questions
How many hours behind Rio Grande is Panama City?
The clocks in Panama City are 2 hours behind those in Rio Grande (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Panama City at the start of the working day in Rio Grande?
The working day in Rio Grande starts at 9:00 AM; in Panama City it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio Grande, what time is it in Panama City?
At 6:00 PM in Rio Grande, clocks in Panama City show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Rio Grande and Panama City are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio Grande (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Panama City), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Rio Grande is it still yesterday in Panama City?
Before 2:00 AM in Rio Grande, the date in Panama City has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Panama City, it is already the next day in Rio Grande.
Is the time difference between Rio Grande and Panama City the same all year?
Yes. Neither Rio Grande nor Panama City switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
