Peru
Time now in Santa Elena
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:22Sunset 06:21Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
25
Sunrise
06:22
Sunset
06:21
Day length
11h 59m
Coordinates
-5.26, -79.96
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About the time in Santa Elena
The zone identifier America/Lima is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Lima keeps pointing at Lima time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Santa Elena sits at latitude -5.26, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 59m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Santa Elena runs on America/Lima, 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 Elena
- When do the sun rise and set in Santa Elena today?
- Sunrise is at 06:22 and sunset at 06:21, giving 11h 59m of daylight.
- Does Santa Elena change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Santa Elena 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/Lima, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Santa Elena right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Santa Elena, updating every second from America/Lima (UTC −5).
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