Panama
Time now in Santa Cruz
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:11Sunset 06:31Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Panama
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
406
Sunrise
06:11
Sunset
06:31
Day length
12h 20m
Coordinates
8.63, -79.89
Time difference from Santa Cruz
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About the time in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz sits at latitude 8.63, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 20m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Sunrise today lands at 06:11 and sunset at 06:31 local time, giving 12h 20m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (8.63, -79.89) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz runs on America/Panama, which puts the city UTC −5 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Santa Cruz
- When do the sun rise and set in Santa Cruz today?
- Sunrise is at 06:11 and sunset at 06:31, giving 12h 20m of daylight.
- Does Santa Cruz change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Santa Cruz keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Panama, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Santa Cruz right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Santa Cruz, updating every second from America/Panama (UTC −5).
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