Right now, local time in Santa Cruz is 13:13 (GMT-1, UTC-01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Cruz ranks #46762 worldwide by population and #12 in Cabo Verde.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Atlantic/Cape_Verde GMT-1
- UTC offset
- UTC-01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 19m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 11h 35m
- Solar noon
- 12:19
- Daylight range
- 11h 14m (winter) – 13h 01m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Cruz — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 15.1340° N, 23.5594° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Santa Cruz
- Country
- 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde
- Population
- 9,488 · #46762 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
- 15.13° S, 156.44° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Malango, Solomon Islands, 702 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Cruz today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:18
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Dhuhr
- 12:19
- Asr
- 15:37
- Maghrib
- 18:05
- Isha
- 19:14
- Qibla direction
- 73.7° from north (ENE (74°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Cruz — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Cruz sits in the Atlantic/Cape_Verde time zone, UTC-01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 35m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 141 cities we cover in Cabo Verde.
Santa Cruz's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,430 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,867 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.13° N, 23.56° 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 | −7h |
| Chicago | 08:13 | −5h |
| São Paulo | 11:13 | −2h |
| London | 14:13 | +1h |
| Paris | 15:13 | +2h |
| Moscow | 17:13 | +4h |
| Dubai | 18:13 | +5h |
| Mumbai | 19:43 | +6h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:13 | +9h |
| Hong Kong | 22:13 | +9h |
| Tokyo | 23:13 | +10h |
| Sydney | 01:13 | +12h |
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 Cabo Verde
- Praia13:13
- Mindelo13:13
- Espargos13:13
- Assomada13:13
- Tarrafal13:13
- Palmarejo13:13
- Porto Novo13:13
- Sal Rei13:13
- Achada Santo Antonio13:13
- São Filipe13:13
- Pedra Badejo13:13
- Ponta de Água13:13
Distances from Santa Cruz
| Paris | 4,430 km | NNE (27°) |
| London | 4,550 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 4,979 km | SSW (211°) |
| Chicago | 6,756 km | NW (310°) |
| Moscow | 6,835 km | NE (34°) |
| Dubai | 8,199 km | ENE (68°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,491 km | NW (304°) |
| Mumbai | 10,116 km | ENE (70°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,807 km | NE (49°) |
| Singapore | 13,947 km | ENE (77°) |
| Tokyo | 14,095 km | NNE (17°) |
| Sydney | 17,867 km | SSE (167°) |
Cities near Santa Cruz
- Cancelo2 km · 13:13
- Zona Tenda2 km · 13:13
- Chã da Silva2 km · 13:13
- Achada Fatima3 km · 13:13
- Salinas3 km · 13:13
- Pedra Badejo3 km · 13:13
- Cutelinho3 km · 13:13
- Achada Fazenda5 km · 13:13
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 (Cabo Verde), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santa Cruz in?
Santa Cruz runs on the Atlantic/Cape_Verde IANA time zone (UTC-01:00), currently abbreviated GMT-1.
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 06:31 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 11h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Cruz tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Cruz tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.4% 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 15.13° S, 156.44° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Malango, Solomon Islands, roughly 702 km away. 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 19 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.