Philippines
Time now in Santa Cruz
Thursday, 27 August 2026
Sunrise 05:28Sunset 05:52Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Manila
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
05:28
Sunset
05:52
Day length
12h 25m
Coordinates
11.26, 125.53
Time difference from Santa Cruz
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Santa Cruz right now.
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About the time in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz follows the civil time used across its region of Philippines; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
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.
Sunrise today lands at 05:28 and sunset at 05:52 local time, giving 12h 25m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (11.26, 125.53) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Santa Cruz.
Frequently asked questions about time in Santa Cruz
- Does Santa Cruz change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Santa Cruz keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Santa Cruz in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Santa Cruz runs from 01:00–09:00 UTC today.
- 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).
- Which time zone is Santa Cruz in?
- Santa Cruz uses Asia/Manila, currently UTC +8.
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