Right now, local time in Santa Ana is 18:37 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Ana ranks #51859 worldwide by population and #60 in Costa Rica.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Costa_Rica CST
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 39m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Day length
- 11h 46m
- Solar noon
- 11:21
- Daylight range
- 11h 33m (winter) – 12h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Ana — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.9326° N, 84.1826° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- San José
- Country
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Population
- 8,029 · #51859 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Santa Ana through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.93° S, 95.82° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 271 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:07 GMT+6:30 (Indian/Cocos)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Ana today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:16
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Dhuhr
- 11:21
- Asr
- 14:41
- Maghrib
- 17:13
- Isha
- 18:21
- Qibla direction
- 59.8° from north (ENE (60°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Ana — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Ana sits in the America/Costa_Rica time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 130 cities we cover in Costa Rica.
Santa Ana's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,568 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,479 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.93° N, 84.18° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 16:37 | −2h |
| Chicago | 18:37 | same time |
| São Paulo | 21:37 | +3h |
| London | 00:37 | +6h |
| Paris | 01:37 | +7h |
| Moscow | 03:37 | +9h |
| Dubai | 04:37 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 06:07 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:37 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 08:37 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 09:37 | +15h |
| Sydney | 11:37 | +17h |
Best time to call Santa Ana
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Santa Ana local time:
Cities sharing Santa Ana's time zone
Other cities in Costa Rica
- San José18:37
- Limón18:37
- San Francisco18:37
- Alajuela18:37
- Liberia18:37
- Paraíso18:37
- Puntarenas18:37
- San Isidro18:37
- Curridabat18:37
- San Vicente18:37
- San Vicente de Moravia18:37
- San José18:37
Distances from Santa Ana
| Chicago | 3,568 km | N (355°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,381 km | NW (313°) |
| São Paulo | 5,525 km | SE (133°) |
| London | 8,734 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,925 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,963 km | NNE (29°) |
| Tokyo | 13,169 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 13,799 km | SW (236°) |
| Dubai | 14,136 km | NE (47°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,909 km | NNW (331°) |
| Mumbai | 15,929 km | NE (38°) |
| Singapore | 18,479 km | NW (324°) |
Cities near Santa Ana
- Salitral2 km · 18:37
- Escazú5 km · 18:37
- San Rafael5 km · 18:37
- La Asunción5 km · 18:37
- San Antonio5 km · 18:37
- Colón7 km · 18:37
- Llorente8 km · 18:37
- San Felipe9 km · 18:37
FAQ
What time is it in Santa Ana right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santa Ana (Costa Rica), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santa Ana in?
Santa Ana runs on the America/Costa_Rica IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does Santa Ana observe daylight saving time?
Santa Ana does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santa Ana today?
Santa Ana sees sunrise at 05:28 and sunset at 17:14 today, giving 11h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Ana tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Ana tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Santa Ana?
The antipode of Santa Ana — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.93° S, 95.82° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 271 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Santa Ana?
Santa Ana lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Santa Ana?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Santa Ana, clocks run about 39 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.