Right now, local time in Tocumen is 08:03 (EST, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tocumen ranks #12164 worldwide by population and #10 in Panama.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Panama EST
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 2m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 11h 36m (winter) – 12h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tocumen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tocumen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.09° S, 100.62° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is West Island, Cocos Islands, 537 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tocumen today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:56
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 17:55
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 62.0° from north (ENE (62°))
Full prayer timetable for Tocumen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tocumen sits in the America/Panama time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 643 cities we cover in Panama.
Tocumen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,735 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,801 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.09° N, 79.38° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 05:03 | −3h |
| Chicago | 07:03 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 10:03 | +2h |
| London | 13:03 | +5h |
| Paris | 14:03 | +6h |
| Moscow | 16:03 | +8h |
| Dubai | 17:03 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 18:33 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:03 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 21:03 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 22:03 | +14h |
| Sydney | 00:03 | +16h |
Best time to call Tocumen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tocumen local time:
Cities sharing Tocumen's time zone
Other cities in Panama
- Panama City08:03
- San Miguelito08:03
- Juan Díaz08:03
- David08:03
- Colón08:03
- Arraiján08:03
- Las Cumbres08:03
- La Chorrera08:03
- Pedregal08:03
- Santiago de Veraguas08:03
- Parque Lefevre08:03
- Chilibre08:03
Distances from Tocumen
| Chicago | 3,735 km | N (349°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,835 km | NW (311°) |
| São Paulo | 5,084 km | SE (136°) |
| London | 8,475 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,644 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,785 km | NNE (30°) |
| Tokyo | 13,570 km | NW (323°) |
| Dubai | 13,799 km | NE (51°) |
| Sydney | 14,175 km | SW (234°) |
| Mumbai | 15,653 km | NE (44°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,223 km | NNW (337°) |
| Singapore | 18,801 km | NNW (343°) |
Cities near Tocumen
- Nuevo Belén1 km · 08:03
- Vista Hermosa4 km · 08:03
- La Colorada4 km · 08:03
- Pedregal5 km · 08:03
- Nueva Esperanza6 km · 08:03
- Cabra Número Uno6 km · 08:03
- Juan Díaz8 km · 08:03
- Cerro Azul9 km · 08:03
FAQ
What time is it in Tocumen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tocumen (Panama), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Tocumen in?
Tocumen runs on the America/Panama IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated EST.
Does Tocumen observe daylight saving time?
Tocumen does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tocumen today?
Tocumen sees sunrise at 06:08 and sunset at 17:56 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tocumen tonight?
The moon phase over Tocumen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tocumen?
The antipode of Tocumen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.09° S, 100.62° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is West Island, Cocos Islands, roughly 537 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tocumen?
Tocumen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tocumen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tocumen, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.