Santa Cruz in numbers
- Coordinates
- -21.3254, -42.1019
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 867 km away
- Same name
- 1208 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This is a live clock for Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, showing local time in the America/Sao_Paulo zone (−3).
Santa Cruz, Brazil
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in Santa Cruz
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Santa Cruz keeps America/Sao_Paulo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:06 AM Solar noon 11:33 AM Sunset 6:00 PM Daylight 12 h 53 min Night 11 h 07 min Civil twilight 4:43 AM – 6:23 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 Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiro 6 747 815
- Duque De Caxias 866 347
- Nova Iguacu 843 046
- Belford Roxo 518 384
- Niteroi 515 317
- Campos Dos Goytacazes 483 540
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
- Perineu — 11.2 km
- Paraíso do Tobias — 11.8 km
- Boa Esperança — 12.3 km
- Palmital — 12.6 km
- Santa Cruz — 13.2 km
- Pedra Lisa — 13.3 km
Santa Cruz: clock, sun and surroundings
Addresses in Santa Cruz fall under 3 postal codes.
The applicable time zone for Santa Cruz is America/Sao_Paulo, offset UTC−3. Seasonal clock change applies: No.
The sun climbs above Santa Cruz at 5:06 AM and dips below at 6:00 PM. Between them sit 12 h 53 min of daylight.
For Perineu and Paraíso do Tobias near Santa Cruz, the clock reads the same.
Questions and answers
- What time zone includes Santa Cruz?
- The time zone that includes Santa Cruz is America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Does Santa Cruz change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Santa Cruz: No.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Santa Cruz?
- Expect it at 6:00 PM.