Right now, local time in Santa Lucía is 15:55 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Lucía ranks #113767 worldwide by population and #116 in Nicaragua.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Managua 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
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Day length
- 11h 40m
- Solar noon
- 11:27
- Daylight range
- 11h 23m (winter) – 12h 52m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Lucía — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.5326° N, 85.7107° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Boaco Department
- Country
- 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
- Population
- 1,869 · #113767 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Santa Lucía through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.53° S, 94.29° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 278 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:25 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 Lucía today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:24
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Dhuhr
- 11:27
- Asr
- 14:47
- Maghrib
- 17:16
- Isha
- 18:24
- Qibla direction
- 58.0° from north (ENE (58°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Lucía — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Lucía sits in the America/Managua time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 166 cities we cover in Nicaragua.
Santa Lucía's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,269 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,147 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.53° N, 85.71° 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 | 13:55 | −2h |
| Chicago | 15:55 | same time |
| São Paulo | 18:55 | +3h |
| London | 21:55 | +6h |
| Paris | 22:55 | +7h |
| Moscow | 00:55 | +9h |
| Dubai | 01:55 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 03:25 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:55 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 05:55 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 06:55 | +15h |
| Sydney | 08:55 | +17h |
Best time to call Santa Lucía
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Santa Lucía local time:
Cities sharing Santa Lucía's time zone
Distances from Santa Lucía
| Chicago | 3,269 km | N (357°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,063 km | NW (312°) |
| São Paulo | 5,844 km | SE (133°) |
| London | 8,616 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,821 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,789 km | NNE (28°) |
| Tokyo | 12,840 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 13,820 km | WSW (237°) |
| Dubai | 14,056 km | NE (45°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,575 km | NNW (331°) |
| Mumbai | 15,793 km | NE (34°) |
| Singapore | 18,147 km | NW (325°) |
Cities near Santa Lucía
- Boaco9 km · 15:55
- San José de los Remates9 km · 15:55
- Teustepe16 km · 15:55
- Esquipulas17 km · 15:55
- San Lorenzo18 km · 15:55
- Muy Muy27 km · 15:55
- Camoapa27 km · 15:55
- San Dionisio29 km · 15:55
FAQ
What time is it in Santa Lucía right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santa Lucía (Nicaragua), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santa Lucía in?
Santa Lucía runs on the America/Managua IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does Santa Lucía observe daylight saving time?
Santa Lucía does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santa Lucía today?
Santa Lucía sees sunrise at 05:37 and sunset at 17:17 today, giving 11h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Lucía tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Lucía tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Santa Lucía?
The antipode of Santa Lucía — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.53° S, 94.29° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 278 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Santa Lucía?
Santa Lucía lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Santa Lucía?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Santa Lucía, clocks run about 33 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.