Right now, local time in Santa Cruz is 15:48 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Cruz ranks #98934 worldwide by population and #2078 in Spain.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 49m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 10h 34m
- Solar noon
- 12:49
- Daylight range
- 9h 31m (winter) – 14h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Cruz — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 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
- 38.02° S, 178.94° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Hicks Bay, New Zealand, about 73 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:48 GMT+13 (Pacific/Auckland)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Cruz today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:02
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Dhuhr
- 12:49
- Asr
- 15:41
- Maghrib
- 18:04
- Isha
- 19:28
- Qibla direction
- 103.5° from north (ESE (103°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Cruz — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Cruz sits in the Europe/Madrid time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 34m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7178 cities we cover in Spain.
Santa Cruz sits at just 40 m above sea level. Santa Cruz's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,236 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,486 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.02° N, 1.06° 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 | 06:48 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:48 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:48 | −4h |
| London | 14:48 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:48 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:48 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:48 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:18 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:48 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:48 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:48 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:48 | +10h |
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
Distances from Santa Cruz
| Paris | 1,236 km | NNE (12°) |
| London | 1,502 km | N (2°) |
| Moscow | 3,471 km | NE (43°) |
| Dubai | 5,436 km | E (88°) |
| Chicago | 7,060 km | NW (304°) |
| Mumbai | 7,337 km | E (84°) |
| São Paulo | 8,336 km | SW (223°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,710 km | NW (312°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,497 km | ENE (57°) |
| Tokyo | 10,877 km | NNE (31°) |
| Singapore | 11,210 km | E (80°) |
| Sydney | 17,486 km | E (88°) |
Cities near Santa Cruz
- Cabecicos2 km · 15:48
- Alquerías3 km · 15:48
- Esparragal3 km · 15:48
- Cobatillas4 km · 15:48
- Santomera4 km · 15:48
- Beniaján5 km · 15:48
- Puente Tocinos5 km · 15:48
- Zarandona5 km · 15:48
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 (Spain), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santa Cruz in?
Santa Cruz runs on the Europe/Madrid IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Santa Cruz observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santa Cruz today?
Santa Cruz sees sunrise at 07:31 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 10h 34m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Cruz tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Cruz tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.1% 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 38.02° S, 178.94° E. It falls on land, near Hicks Bay, New Zealand, about 73 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 sits at about 40 m above sea level, higher than roughly 20% of cities with a recorded elevation.
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 49 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.