What time is it in Santa Cruz right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Santa Cruz, Philippines, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Asia/Manila. Santa Cruz is 8 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Santa Cruz in?

Santa Cruz uses PHT (Philippine Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Manila, and the current UTC offset is UTC+8.

Does Santa Cruz observe daylight saving time?

No. Santa Cruz stays on UTC+8 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Santa Cruz?

Open the time zone converter for Santa Cruz to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Santa Cruz, Central Luzon, Philippines

Santa Cruz is on PHT (Philippine Standard Time), UTC+8. Santa Cruz does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Santa Cruz, Philippines

11:57 PM:45PHT

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+8

Country: Philippines
Region: Central Luzon
Lat/Long: 15°46'N / 119°55'E
Elevation: 9 m
Population: 66,647
Currency: Peso (PHP)
Languages: Tagalog, English, Filipino, Cebuano
Dialling code: +63

Time zone in Santa Cruz

Time zone
PHT
Philippine Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+8
8 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Santa Cruz keeps UTC+8

Santa Cruz keeps the time of the IANA zone Asia/Manila, the one time zone in use in Philippines. Santa Cruz does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Santa Cruz today

Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
5:32 PM
Day length
11 hours 38 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Santa Cruz for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 15°46'N / 119°55'E.

Time difference between Santa Cruz and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Santa Cruz. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Santa Cruz
City	Local time	Compared to Santa Cruz
New YorkUnited States	Tue 11:57 AM	−12h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 8:57 AM	−15h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 10:57 AM	−13h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 11:57 AM	−12h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 9:57 AM	−14h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 12:57 PM	−11h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 3:57 PM	−8h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 4:57 PM	−7h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 4:57 PM	−7h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 4:57 PM	−7h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 5:57 PM	−6h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 7:57 PM	−4h (behind)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 9:27 PM	−2h 30m (behind)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 11:57 PM	Same time
ShanghaiChina	Tue 11:57 PM	Same time
TokyoJapan	Wed 12:57 AM	+1h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Wed 2:57 AM	+3h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 4:57 AM	+5h (ahead)

Other cities near Santa Cruz

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.