Paraguay
Time now in Santa Cruz
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 07:08Sunset 06:35Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Asuncion
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
07:08
Sunset
06:35
Day length
11h 27m
Coordinates
-23.42, -57.22
Time difference from Santa Cruz
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About the time in Santa Cruz
The zone identifier America/Asuncion is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Asuncion keeps pointing at Asuncion time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Santa Cruz runs on America/Asuncion, which puts the city UTC −3 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.
Clocks in Santa Cruz stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −3 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Paraguay.
Frequently asked questions about time in Santa Cruz
- When do the sun rise and set in Santa Cruz today?
- Sunrise is at 07:08 and sunset at 06:35, giving 11h 27m of daylight.
- Does Santa Cruz change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Santa Cruz keeps UTC −3 throughout the year.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Asuncion, 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/Asuncion (UTC −3).
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