Right now, local time in Santa Cruz is 11:03 (GMT-5, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Cruz ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #1112 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 0m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Day length
- 12h 20m
- Solar noon
- 12:00
- Daylight range
- 11h 46m (winter) – 12h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Cruz — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.0951° S, 78.8529° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- 1,686 m above sea level — higher than about 98% of cities with a recorded elevation
- Region
- Cajamarca Department
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Population
- 0 · #159242 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
- 6.10° N, 101.15° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Than To, Thailand, about 9 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:03 GMT+7 (Asia/Bangkok)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Cruz today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:37
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Dhuhr
- 12:00
- Asr
- 15:16
- Maghrib
- 18:09
- Isha
- 19:17
- Qibla direction
- 68.9° from north (ENE (69°))
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 20m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 1773 cities we cover in Peru.
Santa Cruz sits at 1686 m above sea level. Santa Cruz's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 3,954 km away; even Singapore lies some 19,410 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.10° S, 78.85° 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 | 08:03 | −3h |
| Chicago | 10:03 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 13:03 | +2h |
| London | 16:03 | +5h |
| Paris | 17:03 | +6h |
| Moscow | 19:03 | +8h |
| Dubai | 20:03 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 21:33 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:03 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 00:03 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 01:03 | +14h |
| Sydney | 03:03 | +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 | 3,954 km | ESE (123°) |
| Chicago | 5,409 km | N (351°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,087 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 9,766 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,880 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 12,199 km | NNE (32°) |
| Sydney | 13,131 km | SW (226°) |
| Dubai | 14,700 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 14,891 km | NW (315°) |
| Mumbai | 16,633 km | ENE (62°) |
| Hong Kong | 17,733 km | NW (324°) |
| Singapore | 19,410 km | SSW (209°) |
Cities near Santa Cruz
- Pimpingos11 km · 11:03
- Callayuc11 km · 11:03
- Santo Domingo de Capilla17 km · 11:03
- La Sacilia20 km · 11:03
- Santo Tomás20 km · 11:03
- San Andrés de Cutervo22 km · 11:03
- Colasay27 km · 11:03
- Cumba28 km · 11:03
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 05:50 and sunset at 18:10 today, giving 12h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Cruz tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Cruz tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.5% 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 6.10° N, 101.15° E. It falls on land, near Than To, Thailand, about 9 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 1,686 m above sea level, higher than roughly 98% 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 0 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.