David, Panama · UTC-5
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David, capital of Panama’s Chiriquí province, runs on UTC-5 year-round under America/Panama. Panama adopted Eastern Standard Time as a permanent arrangement after the US Canal Zone influence in the 20th century, and the country has never observed daylight saving time. The practical benefit is stability: the Panama Canal operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and its scheduling coordinates with global shipping that runs on fixed UTC offsets.
David is the agricultural capital of western Panama, close to the Costa Rican border and the Barú Volcano. Coffee from the Boquete highlands above David is among the most expensive in the world. The coffee harvest runs November through March, and the farmers working the volcanic slopes start their days before 5am regardless of what the clock says. UTC-5 happens to put sunrise at around 5:30am at the winter solstice in David, a reasonable alignment.
One hour ahead of Costa Rica
The border with Costa Rica is a short drive north. Costa Rica runs on UTC-6 year-round, one hour behind David. The time difference creates small but real friction for the cross-border commerce in produce and labor that flows between the two countries daily.
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Questions about time in David
- What timezone is David in?
- David uses the IANA timezone
America/Panama. The UTC offset is always UTC-5 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does David observe daylight saving time?
- No. David does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-5 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for David?
- David is currently at UTC-5.
- What is the time difference between David and New York?
- David is currently 1 hour behind New York.
- What is the time difference between David and London?
- David is currently 6 hours behind London.
- What is the time difference between David and Los Angeles?
- David is currently 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between David and Tokyo?
- David is currently 14 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for David?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for David is
America/Panama. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Panama' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('America/Panama')`), or any IANA-compatible library.