Mexico
Time now in Santa Cruz
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 07:11Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Cancun
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
6
Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
07:11
Day length
12h 40m
Coordinates
20.41, -87.34
Time difference from Santa Cruz
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About the time in Santa Cruz
The zone identifier America/Cancun is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Cancun keeps pointing at Cancun time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Santa Cruz sits at latitude 20.41, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 40m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 6 people live in Santa Cruz, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Santa Cruz
- When do the sun rise and set in Santa Cruz today?
- Sunrise is at 06:31 and sunset at 07:11, giving 12h 40m 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/Cancun, 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/Cancun (UTC −5).
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