Right now, local time in Santa Maria is 13:03 (GMT-1, UTC-01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa Maria ranks #50441 worldwide by population and #14 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 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Day length
- 11h 31m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 11h 08m (winter) – 13h 07m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa Maria — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 16.5980° N, 22.9051° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sal
- Country
- 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde
- Population
- 8,400 · #50441 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Santa Maria through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 16.60° S, 157.09° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Wala, New Caledonia, 774 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa Maria today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:16
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 15:34
- Maghrib
- 18:01
- Isha
- 19:10
- Qibla direction
- 74.6° from north (ENE (75°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa Maria — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa Maria sits in the Atlantic/Cape_Verde time zone, UTC-01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 31m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 141 cities we cover in Cabo Verde.
Santa Maria's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,253 km away; even Sydney lies some 18,006 km off. Its position on the globe is 16.60° N, 22.91° 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 | 06:03 | −7h |
| Chicago | 08:03 | −5h |
| São Paulo | 11:03 | −2h |
| London | 14:03 | +1h |
| Paris | 15:03 | +2h |
| Moscow | 17:03 | +4h |
| Dubai | 18:03 | +5h |
| Mumbai | 19:33 | +6h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:03 | +9h |
| Hong Kong | 22:03 | +9h |
| Tokyo | 23:03 | +10h |
| Sydney | 01:03 | +12h |
Best time to call Santa Maria
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Santa Maria local time:
Cities sharing Santa Maria's time zone
Other cities in Cabo Verde
- Praia13:03
- Mindelo13:03
- Espargos13:03
- Assomada13:03
- Tarrafal13:03
- Palmarejo13:03
- Porto Novo13:03
- Sal Rei13:03
- Achada Santo Antonio13:03
- São Filipe13:03
- Pedra Badejo13:03
- Santa Cruz13:03
Distances from Santa Maria
| Paris | 4,253 km | NNE (27°) |
| London | 4,373 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 5,155 km | SSW (211°) |
| Moscow | 6,661 km | NE (34°) |
| Chicago | 6,706 km | NW (309°) |
| Dubai | 8,073 km | ENE (68°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,458 km | NW (304°) |
| Mumbai | 9,994 km | ENE (70°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,647 km | NE (48°) |
| Singapore | 13,842 km | ENE (76°) |
| Tokyo | 13,919 km | NNE (17°) |
| Sydney | 18,006 km | SSE (164°) |
Cities near Santa Maria
- Santa Maria Centro0 km · 13:03
- São Paulo1 km · 13:03
- Bairro Novo II18 km · 13:03
- Imobiliária Fundiária e Habitat18 km · 13:03
- Hortelã de Cima18 km · 13:03
- Espargos18 km · 13:03
- Hortelã de Baixo18 km · 13:03
- Bairro Novo I18 km · 13:03
FAQ
What time is it in Santa Maria right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santa Maria (Cabo Verde), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santa Maria in?
Santa Maria runs on the Atlantic/Cape_Verde IANA time zone (UTC-01:00), currently abbreviated GMT-1.
Does Santa Maria observe daylight saving time?
Santa Maria does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santa Maria today?
Santa Maria sees sunrise at 06:30 and sunset at 18:02 today, giving 11h 31m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa Maria tonight?
The moon phase over Santa Maria tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Santa Maria?
The antipode of Santa Maria — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 16.60° S, 157.09° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Wala, New Caledonia, roughly 774 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Santa Maria?
Santa Maria lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Santa Maria?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Santa Maria, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.