Capira, Panama to AST Caribbean

Time Difference

EST (Eastern Standard Time) is 1 hours behind Atlantic Standard Time
5:30 pm17:30 in Capira, Panama is 6:30 pm18:30 in AST

Capira to AST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-5pm in Capira which corresponds to 9am-6pm in AST

5:30 pm17:30 EST (Eastern Standard Time) (Capira, Panama). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
6:30 pm18:30 Atlantic Standard Time (AST). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

5:30 pm17:30 Capira, Panama / 6:30 pm18:30 AST

Atlantic Standard Time

Offset: AST is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Caribbean

Countries: It is used in following countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Anguilla, Aruba, Barbados, St Barthelemy, Bermuda, Caribbean NL, Canada, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Greenland, Guadeloupe, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Martin (French), Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St Maarten (Dutch), Trinidad & Tobago, St Vincent, Virgin Islands (UK), Virgin Islands (US)

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AST timezone is Santo Domingo from Dominican Republic with population about 2.202 million people. Other major cities in the area are Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo Oeste, San Juan, Halifax

Daylight Saving: Atlantic Standard Time (AST) is not adjusted for daylight saving therefore AST remains the same through out the year. This means, unlike some time zones where the clock is set forward by one hour every summer and backward by one hour during winter to adjust for daylight saving, Atlantic Standard Time remains the same

AST representations, usage and related time zones