Santa Cruz in numbers
- Coordinates
- -21.7167, -45.5167
- Region
- Minas Gerais
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 705 km away
- Same name
- 1208 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Santa Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Watch the current local time in Santa Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil, running on the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (−3).
Santa Cruz, Brazil
Monday, 19 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in Santa Cruz
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Santa Cruz.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:28 AM Solar noon 11:48 AM Sunset 6:08 PM Daylight 12 h 39 min Night 11 h 21 min Civil twilight 5:06 AM – 6:31 PM
Weather in Santa Cruz right now
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Santa Cruz and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 56215-000
- 58824-000
- 59200-000
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Minas Gerais
- Belo Horizonte 2 721 564
- Uberlandia 754 954
- Contagem 627 123
- Juiz De Fora 540 756
- Montes Claros 437 601
- Betim 384 000
Other places named Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz National Capital Region, Philippines
- Santa Cruz Central Luzon, Philippines
- Santa Cruz Calabarzon, Philippines
- Santa Cruz Calabarzon, Philippines
- Santa Cruz Central Luzon, Philippines
Same time zone — America/Sao_Paulo
- Sao Paulo Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Brasilia Brazil
- Curitiba Brazil
- Goiania Brazil
Nearby places
- Monsenhor Paulo — 5.1 km
- Antonio Ourives — 9.0 km
- Moinho — 10.5 km
- Palmela — 11.1 km
- Curralinho — 11.4 km
- Palmital — 12.6 km
Santa Cruz: clock, sun and surroundings
The sun rises today at 5:28 AM in Santa Cruz and sets at 6:08 PM. Daylight covers 12 h 39 min.
Nearby places like Monsenhor Paulo and Antonio Ourives are on Santa Cruz time.
There are 3 postal codes assigned to Santa Cruz.
The clock in Santa Cruz is set to America/Sao_Paulo, offset UTC−3. Daylight saving time in use: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Santa Cruz?
- Use America/Sao_Paulo for Santa Cruz; its offset is −3.
- Is the local clock in Santa Cruz affected by daylight saving time?
- No.
- How early does the sun rise in Santa Cruz?
- The first sunlight comes at 5:28 AM.