Peru
Time now in Santa Maria
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:08Sunset 05:55Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
417
Sunrise
06:08
Sunset
05:55
Day length
11h 47m
Coordinates
-12.37, -74.86
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About the time in Santa Maria
Santa Maria sits at latitude -12.37, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 47m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Santa Maria 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.
Clocks in Santa Maria stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −5 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Peru.
Frequently asked questions about time in Santa Maria
- Which time zone is Santa Maria in?
- Santa Maria uses America/Lima, currently UTC −5.
- When do the sun rise and set in Santa Maria today?
- Sunrise is at 06:08 and sunset at 05:55, giving 11h 47m of daylight.
- 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 Maria right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Santa Maria, updating every second from America/Lima (UTC −5).
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