Right now, local time in Santa Barbara is 09:13 (AST, UTC-04:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Barbara ranks #67705 worldwide by population and #69 in Puerto Rico.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Puerto_Rico AST
- UTC offset
- UTC-04:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Day length
- 11h 30m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 11h 01m (winter) – 13h 14m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Barbara — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 18.3936° N, 65.9188° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- 14 m above sea level — higher than about 10% of cities with a recorded elevation
- Region
- Canóvanas
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Population
- 5,168 · #67705 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Santa Barbara through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 18.39° S, 114.08° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Onslow, Australia, about 376 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:13 GMT+8 (Australia/Perth)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Barbara today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:09
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 17:52
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 64.6° from north (ENE (65°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Barbara — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Barbara sits in the America/Puerto_Rico time zone, UTC-04:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 30m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 220 cities we cover in Puerto Rico.
Santa Barbara sits at just 14 m above sea level. Santa Barbara's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,323 km away; even Singapore lies some 17,549 km off. Its position on the globe is 18.39° N, 65.92° 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 | 06:13 | −3h |
| Chicago | 08:13 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 10:13 | +1h |
| London | 13:13 | +4h |
| Paris | 14:13 | +5h |
| Moscow | 16:13 | +7h |
| Dubai | 17:13 | +8h |
| Mumbai | 18:43 | +9h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:13 | +12h |
| Hong Kong | 21:13 | +12h |
| Tokyo | 22:13 | +13h |
| Sydney | 00:13 | +15h |
Best time to call Santa Barbara
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Santa Barbara local time:
Cities sharing Santa Barbara's time zone
Distances from Santa Barbara
| Chicago | 3,323 km | NNW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 5,112 km | SSE (155°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,439 km | WNW (300°) |
| London | 6,751 km | NE (41°) |
| Paris | 6,899 km | NE (44°) |
| Moscow | 9,139 km | NNE (34°) |
| Dubai | 12,017 km | NE (54°) |
| Tokyo | 13,424 km | NNW (336°) |
| Mumbai | 13,887 km | NE (49°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,488 km | N (360°) |
| Sydney | 15,958 km | WSW (237°) |
| Singapore | 17,549 km | NNE (28°) |
Cities near Santa Barbara
- Canovanas3 km · 09:13
- San Isidro4 km · 09:13
- Carolina4 km · 09:13
- Loíza6 km · 09:13
- Campo Rico7 km · 09:13
- La Dolores7 km · 09:13
- Suárez8 km · 09:13
- Bartolo9 km · 09:13
FAQ
What time is it in Santa Barbara right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santa Barbara (Puerto Rico), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Santa Barbara in?
Santa Barbara runs on the America/Puerto_Rico IANA time zone (UTC-04:00), currently abbreviated AST.
Does Santa Barbara observe daylight saving time?
Santa Barbara does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santa Barbara today?
Santa Barbara sees sunrise at 06:23 and sunset at 17:53 today, giving 11h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Barbara tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Barbara tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Santa Barbara?
The antipode of Santa Barbara — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 18.39° S, 114.08° E. It falls on land, near Onslow, Australia, about 376 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara sits at about 14 m above sea level, higher than roughly 10% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Santa Barbara?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Santa Barbara, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.