Mexico
Time now in Santa Cruz
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Sunrise 05:48Sunset 06:24Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Merida
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
36
Sunrise
05:48
Sunset
06:24
Day length
12h 36m
Coordinates
18.40, -90.97
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About the time in Santa Cruz
The zone identifier America/Merida is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Merida keeps pointing at Merida time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Santa Cruz runs on America/Merida, which puts the city UTC −6 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 15:00–23:00 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 05:48 and sunset at 06:24, giving 12h 36m of daylight.
- Does Santa Cruz change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Santa Cruz keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Santa Cruz in?
- Santa Cruz uses America/Merida, currently UTC −6.
- 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/Merida (UTC −6).
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