Philippines
Time now in Santa Cruz
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Sunrise 05:32Sunset 05:49Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Manila
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
05:32
Sunset
05:49
Day length
12h 17m
Coordinates
6.84, 125.41
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About the time in Santa Cruz
The zone identifier Asia/Manila is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Manila keeps pointing at Manila time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Santa Cruz sits at latitude 6.84, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 17m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
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
- When do the sun rise and set in Santa Cruz today?
- Sunrise is at 05:32 and sunset at 05:49, giving 12h 17m 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).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Asia/Manila, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Which time zone is Santa Cruz in?
- Santa Cruz uses Asia/Manila, currently UTC +8.
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