Philippines
Time now in Santa Cruz
Thursday, 27 August 2026
Sunrise 05:35Sunset 06:12Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Manila
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
05:35
Sunset
06:12
Day length
12h 37m
Coordinates
18.49, 122.16
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About the time in Santa Cruz
Clocks in Santa Cruz stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +8 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Philippines.
Santa Cruz runs on Asia/Manila, which puts the city UTC +8 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Santa Cruz day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 01:00–09:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Santa Cruz
- What time is it in Santa Cruz right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Santa Cruz, updating every second from Asia/Manila (UTC +8).
- When do the sun rise and set in Santa Cruz today?
- Sunrise is at 05:35 and sunset at 06:12, giving 12h 37m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Santa Cruz in?
- Santa Cruz uses Asia/Manila, currently UTC +8.
- Does Santa Cruz change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Santa Cruz keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
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