Right now, local time in Santo Domingo is 16:44 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Santo Domingo ranks #63524 worldwide by population and #73 in Costa Rica.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Costa_Rica CST
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 39m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Day length
- 11h 46m
- Solar noon
- 11:21
- Daylight range
- 11h 32m (winter) – 12h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Santo Domingo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.0639° N, 84.1550° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Heredia Province
- Country
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Population
- 5,745 · #63524 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Santo Domingo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.06° S, 95.85° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 256 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:14 GMT+6:30 (Indian/Cocos)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Santo Domingo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:16
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Dhuhr
- 11:21
- Asr
- 14:41
- Maghrib
- 17:13
- Isha
- 18:20
- Qibla direction
- 59.7° from north (ENE (60°))
Full prayer timetable for Santo Domingo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Santo Domingo sits in the America/Costa_Rica time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 130 cities we cover in Costa Rica.
Santo Domingo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,554 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,469 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.06° N, 84.15° 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 | 14:44 | −2h |
| Chicago | 16:44 | same time |
| São Paulo | 19:44 | +3h |
| London | 22:44 | +6h |
| Paris | 23:44 | +7h |
| Moscow | 01:44 | +9h |
| Dubai | 02:44 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 04:14 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:44 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 06:44 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 07:44 | +15h |
| Sydney | 09:44 | +17h |
Best time to call Santo Domingo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Santo Domingo local time:
Cities sharing Santo Domingo's time zone
Other cities in Costa Rica
- San José16:44
- Limón16:44
- San Francisco16:44
- Alajuela16:44
- Liberia16:44
- Paraíso16:44
- Puntarenas16:44
- San Isidro16:44
- Curridabat16:44
- San Vicente16:44
- San Vicente de Moravia16:44
- San José16:44
Distances from Santo Domingo
| Chicago | 3,554 km | N (355°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,373 km | NW (313°) |
| São Paulo | 5,533 km | SE (133°) |
| London | 8,721 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,912 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,949 km | NNE (29°) |
| Tokyo | 13,160 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 13,810 km | SW (236°) |
| Dubai | 14,124 km | NE (47°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,897 km | NNW (331°) |
| Mumbai | 15,915 km | NE (38°) |
| Singapore | 18,469 km | NW (325°) |
Cities near Santo Domingo
- Sabanilla7 km · 16:44
- Mercedes Norte7 km · 16:44
- Llorente7 km · 16:44
- San Josecito8 km · 16:44
- Alajuela8 km · 16:44
- San Francisco8 km · 16:44
- San Rafael8 km · 16:44
- Heredia8 km · 16:44
FAQ
What time is it in Santo Domingo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santo Domingo (Costa Rica), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Santo Domingo in?
Santo Domingo runs on the America/Costa_Rica IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does Santo Domingo observe daylight saving time?
Santo Domingo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santo Domingo today?
Santo Domingo sees sunrise at 05:28 and sunset at 17:14 today, giving 11h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Santo Domingo tonight?
The moon phase over Santo Domingo tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Santo Domingo?
The antipode of Santo Domingo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.06° S, 95.85° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 256 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Santo Domingo?
Santo Domingo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Santo Domingo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Santo Domingo, clocks run about 39 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.