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Herrera Province, Panama

Herrera Province follows UTC−5 all year, the standard civil time used across Panama. There is no daylight-saving clock change within the province.

San Juan Bautista, Panama

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC−5 · America/Panama

Time and sun data for San Juan Bautista — the largest city of Herrera Province

The sun in San Juan Bautista

Sunrise 06:15 Solar noon 12:22 Sunset 18:30 Daylight 12 h 15 min Night 11 h 45 min Civil twilight 05:54 – 18:51

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Current time in Herrera Province, Panama

Herrera is five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time. If UTC is 15:00, for example, the corresponding local clock reading is 10:00; the calendar date must also be checked when converting hours near midnight.

The province lies on the Azuero Peninsula, but its peninsular position does not give it a separate time zone. Chitré and every other district use the same national clock. Phones and computers should normally recognize the Panama setting automatically.

A stable offset makes domestic coordination straightforward. The subtlety appears when speaking with someone in a country that observes daylight saving. Herrera remains at UTC−5 while the other location may alter its offset, changing the gap between them.

Herrera’s clocks are pleasantly uneventful: the calendar changes, the season changes, and UTC−5 stays put.

Largest cities and district centers

Chitré is the provincial capital and Herrera’s leading urban center. Other notable towns serve their surrounding districts and provide useful reference locations for clocks, forecasts, and sunrise calculations.

Chitré is the capital and principal city of Herrera Province. Ocú is the center of the district bearing the same name. Pesé is an established town and district seat. Parita is a historic town on the province’s eastern side.

Santa María and Las Minas are additional district centers. These places do not differ in civil time. Someone driving from Chitré to Ocú or Pesé keeps the same clock setting for the entire journey. Differences in bus timetables or opening hours reflect local schedules, not time-zone changes.

For automated systems, a Panama time-zone setting is preferable to entering a permanent number manually. It communicates the intended region and reduces ambiguity when data is shared with people elsewhere.

Sunrise across Herrera

Sunrise varies from one date to another and slightly from place to place. A result calculated for Chitré is a reasonable regional reference, but it is not the exact solar time for every beach, farm, hill, or town in Herrera.

Longitude changes when the Sun reaches a location, while terrain changes when it becomes visible. A ridge can hide the solar disc after the mathematical horizon event; an open eastern view can reveal it closer to the published time.

Choose Chitré or the nearest district center. Set the date for which the information is needed. Make sure the service reports local time as UTC−5. Use dawn rather than sunrise when planning for available morning light.

Herrera is in the tropics, where the contrast between the longest and shortest days is gentler than in distant northern or southern latitudes. Sunrise still moves through the calendar, so today’s value should not be reused as a year-round schedule.

Questions and answers
What is Herrera Province’s UTC offset?
The province uses UTC−5.
Does Chitré have a different time from the rest of Herrera?
No. Chitré and all other communities in the province share the same time.
Why can the visible sunrise differ from a published value?
Published calculations assume a horizon, while hills, buildings, vegetation, and the observer’s exact position can delay the first visible sunlight.

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