The center of Panama is 7 hours behind South Africa.
PLEASE NOTE: Panama may span multiple time zones. We are using the America/Panama time zone. For more accuracy, choose specific cities for each location. For example, compare South Africa to Panama City, Panama with South Africa to Alcalde Diaz, Panama.
Current time
South Africa 5:33 AM on Sunday, Jul 27, 2025
Panama 10:33 PM on Saturday, Jul 26, 2025
Map from South Africa to Panama
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Meeting planner for South Africa and Panama
To schedule a conference call or plan a meeting at the best time for both parties, you should try between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM your time in South Africa. That will end up being between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Panama. The chart below shows overlapping times.
Schedule a phone call from South Africa to Panama
If you live in South Africa and you want to call a friend in Panama, you can try calling them between 2:00 PM and 6:00 AM your time. This will be between 7AM - 11PM their time, since Panama is 7 hours behind South Africa.
If you're available any time, but you want to reach someone in Panama at work, you may want to try between 4:00 PM and 12:00 AM your time. This is the best time to reach them from 9AM - 5PM during normal working hours.
| UTC+2 hours | UTC-5 hours |
| South Africa | Panama |
| 4:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 4:30 PM | 9:30 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
South Africa
Country: South AfricaContinent: Africa
Category: countries
Time zone: Africa/Johannesburg (UTC/GMT +2 hours)
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Panama
Country: PanamaContinent: North America
Category: countries
Time zone: America/Panama (UTC/GMT -5 hours)
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Time difference
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