Right now, local time in Santa Cruz is 04:19 (AST, UTC-04:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Cruz ranks #33715 worldwide by population and #4 in Aruba.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Aruba AST
- UTC offset
- UTC-04:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 24m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Day length
- 11h 40m
- Solar noon
- 12:24
- Daylight range
- 11h 23m (winter) – 12h 52m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 52% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Cruz — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.5095° N, 69.9809° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Country
- 🇦🇼 Aruba
- Population
- 15,236 · #33715 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Santa Cruz through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.51° S, 110.02° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Pacitan, Indonesia, about 494 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:19 GMT+7 (Asia/Jakarta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Cruz today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:21
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Dhuhr
- 12:24
- Asr
- 15:44
- Maghrib
- 18:13
- Isha
- 19:22
- Qibla direction
- 64.1° from north (ENE (64°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Cruz — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Cruz sits in the America/Aruba time zone, UTC-04:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 14 cities we cover in Aruba.
Santa Cruz's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,686 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,329 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.51° N, 69.98° 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 | 00:19 | −4h |
| Chicago | 02:19 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 05:19 | +1h |
| London | 08:19 | +4h |
| Paris | 09:19 | +5h |
| Moscow | 11:19 | +7h |
| Dubai | 12:19 | +8h |
| Mumbai | 13:49 | +9h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:19 | +12h |
| Hong Kong | 16:19 | +12h |
| Tokyo | 17:19 | +13h |
| Sydney | 19:19 | +15h |
Best time to call Santa Cruz
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Santa Cruz local time:
Cities sharing Santa Cruz's time zone
Other cities in Aruba
- Oranjestad04:19
- Noord04:19
- Tanki Leendert04:19
- San Nicolas04:19
- Butucu04:19
- Paradera04:19
- Savaneta04:19
- Palm Beach04:19
- Malmok04:19
- Pos Chiquito04:19
- Alto Vista04:19
- Moco04:19
Distances from Santa Cruz
| Chicago | 3,686 km | NNW (336°) |
| São Paulo | 4,746 km | SSE (148°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,417 km | NW (305°) |
| London | 7,532 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 7,674 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 9,925 km | NNE (32°) |
| Dubai | 12,752 km | NE (54°) |
| Tokyo | 13,814 km | NNW (331°) |
| Mumbai | 14,642 km | NE (50°) |
| Sydney | 15,228 km | SW (233°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,116 km | N (353°) |
| Singapore | 18,329 km | NNE (24°) |
Cities near Santa Cruz
- Paradera4 km · 04:19
- Pos Chiquito5 km · 04:19
- Oranjestad5 km · 04:19
- Tanki Leendert5 km · 04:19
- Moco6 km · 04:19
- Alto Vista8 km · 04:19
- Savaneta8 km · 04:19
- Washington8 km · 04:19
FAQ
What time is it in Santa Cruz right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santa Cruz (Aruba), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santa Cruz in?
Santa Cruz runs on the America/Aruba IANA time zone (UTC-04:00), currently abbreviated AST.
Does Santa Cruz observe daylight saving time?
Santa Cruz does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santa Cruz today?
Santa Cruz sees sunrise at 06:34 and sunset at 18:14 today, giving 11h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Cruz tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Cruz tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 52.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Santa Cruz?
The antipode of Santa Cruz — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.51° S, 110.02° E. It falls on land, near Pacitan, Indonesia, about 494 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Santa Cruz?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Santa Cruz, clocks run about 24 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.