Right now, local time in Santa María is 14:00 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santa María ranks #104877 worldwide by population and #3909 in Mexico.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Mexico_City CST
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Day length
- 11h 31m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 11h 08m (winter) – 13h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santa María — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Santa María through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 16.77° S, 81.61° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Downtown, British Indian Ocean Territory, 1,457 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santa María today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:18
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 18:02
- Isha
- 19:12
- Qibla direction
- 48.4° from north (NE (48°))
Full prayer timetable for Santa María — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santa María sits in the America/Mexico_City time zone, UTC-06:00. 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 8947 cities we cover in Mexico.
Santa María's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Los Angeles, 2,758 km away; even Singapore lies some 16,854 km off. Its position on the globe is 16.77° N, 98.39° 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 | 12:00 | −2h |
| Chicago | 14:00 | same time |
| São Paulo | 17:00 | +3h |
| London | 20:00 | +6h |
| Paris | 21:00 | +7h |
| Moscow | 23:00 | +9h |
| Dubai | 00:00 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 01:30 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:00 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 04:00 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 05:00 | +15h |
| Sydney | 07:00 | +17h |
Best time to call Santa María
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Santa María local time:
Cities sharing Santa María's time zone
Other cities in Mexico
- Mexico City14:00
- Tijuana12:00
- Iztapalapa14:00
- Puebla14:00
- Ecatepec de Morelos14:00
- Santiago de Querétaro14:00
- León de los Aldama14:00
- Ciudad Juárez13:00
- Zapopan14:00
- Guadalajara14:00
- Mérida14:00
- Gustavo Adolfo Madero14:00
Distances from Santa María
| Los Angeles | 2,758 km | NW (318°) |
| Chicago | 2,975 km | NNE (18°) |
| São Paulo | 7,190 km | SE (127°) |
| London | 9,111 km | NE (38°) |
| Paris | 9,370 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 10,961 km | NNE (23°) |
| Tokyo | 11,570 km | NW (315°) |
| Sydney | 12,895 km | WSW (240°) |
| Hong Kong | 14,407 km | NW (320°) |
| Dubai | 14,542 km | NNE (32°) |
| Mumbai | 15,922 km | NNE (14°) |
| Singapore | 16,854 km | NW (307°) |
Cities near Santa María
- Acatepec5 km · 14:00
- Cochoapa6 km · 14:00
- San Cristóbal6 km · 14:00
- Cumbre de Barranca Honda7 km · 14:00
- Chacalapa8 km · 14:00
- Ometepec9 km · 14:00
- Igualapa10 km · 14:00
- Tlacoachistlahuaca11 km · 14:00
FAQ
What time is it in Santa María right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santa María (Mexico), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santa María in?
Santa María runs on the America/Mexico_City IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does Santa María observe daylight saving time?
Santa María does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santa María today?
Santa María sees sunrise at 06:33 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 11h 31m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santa María tonight?
The moon phase over Santa María tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Santa María?
The antipode of Santa María — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 16.77° S, 81.61° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Downtown, British Indian Ocean Territory, roughly 1,457 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Santa María?
Santa María lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Santa María?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Santa María, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.