Right now, local time in Santa Cruz is 15:25 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Cruz ranks #39313 worldwide by population and #47 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 33m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Day length
- 11h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:27
- Daylight range
- 11h 31m (winter) – 12h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Cruz — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.2605° N, 85.5851° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Guanacaste Province
- Country
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Population
- 12,281 · #39313 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
- 10.26° S, 94.41° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 337 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:55 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 Cruz today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:22
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Dhuhr
- 11:27
- Asr
- 14:47
- Maghrib
- 17:18
- Isha
- 18:26
- Qibla direction
- 59.0° from north (ENE (59°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Cruz — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Cruz sits in the America/Costa_Rica time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 130 cities we cover in Costa Rica.
Santa Cruz's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,522 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,357 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.26° N, 85.59° 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 | 13:25 | −2h |
| Chicago | 15:25 | same time |
| São Paulo | 18:25 | +3h |
| London | 21:25 | +6h |
| Paris | 22:25 | +7h |
| Moscow | 00:25 | +9h |
| Dubai | 01:25 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 02:55 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:25 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 05:25 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 06:25 | +15h |
| Sydney | 08:25 | +17h |
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 Costa Rica
- San José15:25
- Limón15:25
- San Francisco15:25
- Alajuela15:25
- Liberia15:25
- Paraíso15:25
- Puntarenas15:25
- San Isidro15:25
- Curridabat15:25
- San Vicente15:25
- San Vicente de Moravia15:25
- San José15:25
Distances from Santa Cruz
| Chicago | 3,522 km | N (357°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,244 km | NW (314°) |
| São Paulo | 5,663 km | SE (132°) |
| London | 8,803 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 9,000 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 11,005 km | NNE (28°) |
| Tokyo | 13,042 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 13,693 km | SW (236°) |
| Dubai | 14,223 km | NE (46°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,801 km | NNW (329°) |
| Mumbai | 15,992 km | NE (36°) |
| Singapore | 18,357 km | NW (321°) |
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 (Costa Rica), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santa Cruz in?
Santa Cruz runs on the America/Costa_Rica IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
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 05:34 and sunset at 17:19 today, giving 11h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Cruz tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Cruz tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.2% 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 10.26° S, 94.41° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 337 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 33 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.