San Jose to Panama: time difference
Panama is 1 h ahead of San Jose. 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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San Jose 05:50 5:50 AM Panama 06:50 6:50 AM You –:–
05:50 5:50 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
06:50 6:50 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 18:05
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+1 h
Panama is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose 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
🇨🇷 San Jose
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 San Jose | 🇵🇦 Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:50 | 06:50 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Panama |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 06:07 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 4,098,587 |
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San Jose and Panama: common questions
What is the time difference between San Jose and Panama?
Panama is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while San Jose is on UTC−6.
What time is it in Panama when it is 9:00 AM in San Jose?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, it is 10:00 AM in Panama.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Panama?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Panama show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Jose and in Panama overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Panama.
When is it already the next day in Panama?
From 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Panama. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Panama it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Panama the same all year?
Yes. Neither San Jose nor Panama switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
