Mexico
Time now in Santa Cruz
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:23Sunset 07:04Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
3,902
Sunrise
06:23
Sunset
07:04
Day length
12h 41m
Coordinates
20.71, -100.30
Time difference from Santa Cruz
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About the time in Santa Cruz
Sunrise today lands at 06:23 and sunset at 07:04 local time, giving 12h 41m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (20.71, -100.30) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Santa Cruz.
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.
The zone identifier America/Mexico_City is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Mexico_City keeps pointing at Mexico City time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Santa Cruz
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Mexico_City, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Santa Cruz change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Santa Cruz keeps UTC −6 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 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- 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/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
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