Right now, local time in Santa Cruz is 07:30 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Cruz ranks #17019 worldwide by population and #79 in Chile.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Santiago GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go back by 1 hour on April 4, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 90m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Day length
- 13h 27m
- Solar noon
- 13:30
- Daylight range
- 9h 50m (winter) – 14h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 81% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Cruz — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 34.6388° S, 71.3658° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- O'Higgins Region
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Population
- 34,914 · #17019 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
- 34.64° N, 108.63° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Chunhua, China, about 19 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 18:30 GMT+8 (Asia/Shanghai)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Cruz today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Dhuhr
- 13:30
- Asr
- 17:12
- Maghrib
- 20:13
- Isha
- 21:40
- Qibla direction
- 82.8° from north (E (83°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Cruz — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Cruz sits in the America/Santiago time zone, UTC-03:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 13h 27m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 305 cities we cover in Chile.
Santa Cruz's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 2,691 km away; even Hong Kong lies some 18,543 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.64° S, 71.37° 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 | 03:30 | −4h |
| Chicago | 05:30 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 07:30 | same time |
| London | 10:30 | +3h |
| Paris | 11:30 | +4h |
| Moscow | 13:30 | +6h |
| Dubai | 14:30 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 16:00 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:30 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 18:30 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 19:30 | +12h |
| Sydney | 21:30 | +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 Chile
- Santiago07:30
- Puente Alto07:30
- Maipú07:30
- Antofagasta07:30
- Viña del Mar07:30
- Valparaíso07:30
- Ñuñoa07:30
- San Bernardo07:30
- Puerto Montt07:30
- Arica07:30
- Peñalolén07:30
- Temuco07:30
Distances from Santa Cruz
| São Paulo | 2,691 km | ENE (69°) |
| Chicago | 8,669 km | NNW (348°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,063 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 11,201 km | SW (215°) |
| Paris | 11,791 km | NE (41°) |
| London | 11,817 km | NE (38°) |
| Moscow | 14,272 km | NE (43°) |
| Dubai | 14,832 km | E (87°) |
| Mumbai | 16,092 km | ESE (107°) |
| Singapore | 16,280 km | S (171°) |
| Tokyo | 17,201 km | WNW (281°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,543 km | SSW (203°) |
Cities near Santa Cruz
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 (Chile), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Santa Cruz in?
Santa Cruz runs on the America/Santiago IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
Does Santa Cruz observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go back by 1 hour on April 4, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santa Cruz today?
Santa Cruz sees sunrise at 06:47 and sunset at 20:13 today, giving 13h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Cruz tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Cruz tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 80.6% 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 34.64° N, 108.63° E. It falls on land, near Chunhua, China, about 19 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 90 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.