Right now, local time in Santa Cruz is 11:56 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Cruz ranks #156605 worldwide by population and #1047 in Peru.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Lima GMT-5
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Day length
- 12h 31m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 11h 29m (winter) – 12h 46m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Cruz — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.0600° S, 76.9303° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lima region
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Population
- 187 · #156605 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
- 11.06° N, 103.07° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Andoung Tuek, Cambodia, about 45 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:56 GMT+7 (Asia/Phnom_Penh)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Cruz today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:23
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 15:03
- Maghrib
- 18:07
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 71.5° from north (ENE (72°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Cruz — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Cruz sits in the America/Lima time zone, UTC-05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 31m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1773 cities we cover in Peru.
Santa Cruz's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 3,493 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,932 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.06° S, 76.93° 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 | 08:56 | −3h |
| Chicago | 10:56 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 13:56 | +2h |
| London | 16:56 | +5h |
| Paris | 17:56 | +6h |
| Moscow | 19:56 | +8h |
| Dubai | 20:56 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 22:26 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:56 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 00:56 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 01:56 | +14h |
| Sydney | 03:56 | +16h |
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
| São Paulo | 3,493 km | ESE (117°) |
| Chicago | 5,987 km | N (350°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,647 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 10,076 km | NE (37°) |
| Paris | 10,163 km | NE (40°) |
| Moscow | 12,546 km | NNE (34°) |
| Sydney | 12,888 km | SW (223°) |
| Dubai | 14,758 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 15,427 km | NW (313°) |
| Mumbai | 16,658 km | ENE (71°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,295 km | NW (318°) |
| Singapore | 18,932 km | S (184°) |
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 (Peru), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santa Cruz in?
Santa Cruz runs on the America/Lima IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated GMT-5.
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 05:37 and sunset at 18:07 today, giving 12h 31m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Cruz tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Cruz tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% 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 11.06° N, 103.07° E. It falls on land, near Andoung Tuek, Cambodia, about 45 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 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.