Right now, local time in Santa Cruz is 14:03 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Cruz ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #5745 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Recife GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 34m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Day length
- 12h 24m
- Solar noon
- 11:26
- Daylight range
- 11h 39m (winter) – 12h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Cruz — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.2394° S, 40.3323° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Pernambuco
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Population
- 0 · #159242 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
- 8.24° N, 139.67° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Sorol, Micronesia, about 81 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:03 GMT+10 (Pacific/Chuuk)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Cruz today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:00
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Dhuhr
- 11:26
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:37
- Isha
- 18:45
- Qibla direction
- 67.3° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Cruz — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Cruz sits in the America/Recife time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 24m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Santa Cruz's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 1,830 km away; even Tokyo lies some 16,963 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.24° S, 40.33° 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 | 09:03 | −5h |
| Chicago | 11:03 | −3h |
| São Paulo | 14:03 | same time |
| London | 17:03 | +3h |
| Paris | 18:03 | +4h |
| Moscow | 20:03 | +6h |
| Dubai | 21:03 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 22:33 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:03 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 01:03 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 02:03 | +12h |
| Sydney | 04:03 | +14h |
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 Brazil
- São Paulo14:03
- Rio de Janeiro14:03
- Belo Horizonte14:03
- Salvador14:03
- Fortaleza14:03
- Manaus13:03
- Brasília14:03
- Curitiba14:03
- Recife14:03
- Goiânia14:03
- Belém14:03
- Porto Alegre14:03
Distances from Santa Cruz
| São Paulo | 1,830 km | SSW (201°) |
| Chicago | 7,358 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 7,588 km | NNE (29°) |
| London | 7,673 km | NNE (25°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,424 km | NW (306°) |
| Moscow | 10,022 km | NNE (33°) |
| Dubai | 10,960 km | ENE (66°) |
| Mumbai | 12,735 km | ENE (73°) |
| Sydney | 15,177 km | SSW (194°) |
| Singapore | 15,973 km | E (99°) |
| Hong Kong | 16,872 km | ENE (57°) |
| Tokyo | 16,963 km | N (360°) |
Cities near Santa Cruz
- Santa Filomena32 km · 14:03
- Ouricuri48 km · 14:03
- Betânia do Piauí52 km · 14:03
- Trindade54 km · 14:03
- Dormentes54 km · 14:03
- Bodocó67 km · 14:03
- Ipubi68 km · 14:03
- Araripina76 km · 14:03
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 (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santa Cruz in?
Santa Cruz runs on the America/Recife IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
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 05:13 and sunset at 17:38 today, giving 12h 24m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Cruz tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Cruz tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.1% 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 8.24° N, 139.67° E. It falls on land, near Sorol, Micronesia, about 81 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 34 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.