Philippines
Time now in Santa Cruz
Thursday, 27 August 2026
Sunrise 05:31Sunset 05:59Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Manila
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
05:31
Sunset
05:59
Day length
12h 28m
Coordinates
13.58, 124.24
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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.
Santa Cruz sits at latitude 13.58, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 28m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
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.
- When do the sun rise and set in Santa Cruz today?
- Sunrise is at 05:31 and sunset at 05:59, giving 12h 28m of daylight.
- 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).
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