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Darién, Panama

Darién follows Panama’s UTC−5 civil time all year. La Palma, Metetí, Yaviza, and remote communities across the province share the same clock, and Panama makes no daylight saving adjustment.

Meteti, Panama

01:03:41

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC−5 · America/Panama

Time and sun data for Meteti — the largest city of Darién

The sun in Meteti

Sunrise 06:04 Solar noon 12:12 Sunset 18:20 Daylight 12 h 15 min Night 11 h 45 min Civil twilight 05:43 – 18:41

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Current time in Darién, Panama

The current hour in Darién is always five hours behind UTC. Selecting America/Panama on a device applies the appropriate national setting. No seasonal clock change occurs, so the UTC relationship remains stable from one month to the next.

That consistency does not remove every scheduling problem in a large, sparsely connected province. Travel times, river conditions, road access, and communications can matter far more than clock conversion. When coordinating internationally, also check whether the other location changes its clocks during the year.

In Darién, the clock is the simple part; reaching the appointment may be the complicated one.

Population centers across the province

La Palma is the provincial capital. Metetí is an important service and transport center, while Yaviza stands near the end of the continuous road network from central Panama. Santa Fe, the seat of a newer district, and Garachiné are other notable communities.

La Palma, the capital of Darién Province Metetí, a major inland service center Yaviza, a town at the eastern end of the main highway connection Santa Fe, a district seat Garachiné, a community on the Pacific side

Darién’s settlements do not form a single continuous urban area, and access varies widely. Calling them “largest cities” can conceal differences between towns, corregimiento seats, and dispersed communities. For practical timekeeping, the decisive fact is simpler: each uses Panama’s UTC−5 clock.

Sunrise in a broad eastern province

Darién lies in eastern Panama, but sunrise still varies from one part of the province to another. A table calculated for La Palma may not give exactly the same result as one for Yaviza or Garachiné. The value also shifts gradually with the date.

Forest, hills, cloud, and the local horizon influence when direct sunlight becomes visible. Astronomical sunrise is a coordinate-based calculation rather than an assessment of conditions on a particular riverbank or trail. Civil twilight begins earlier and may better indicate when natural light starts becoming useful.

Select the nearest available settlement or exact coordinates. Read the result as local UTC−5 time. Check dawn if departure is planned before sunrise. Combine solar data with weather and local travel information.

Questions and answers

What time zone does Darién use?: Darién uses Panama time, UTC−5, throughout the year.
Is there a time change between Metetí and La Palma?: No. Both communities follow the same civil time, as does the rest of the province.
Does a province-wide sunrise apply equally everywhere?: No. It is an overview based on selected coordinates. Local longitude, latitude, terrain, horizon, and weather affect the calculated or visible event.