Santa Cruz in numbers
- Coordinates
- -21.5556, -42.2906
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 871 km away
- Same name
- 1208 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The current local time in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — time zone America/Sao_Paulo (−3) — is shown right here.
Santa Cruz, Brazil
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in Santa Cruz
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:03 AM Solar noon 11:34 AM Sunset 6:05 PM Daylight 13 h 02 min Night 10 h 58 min Civil twilight 4:39 AM – 6:29 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
- Boa Vista — 4.4 km
- Bom Jesus — 4.5 km
- Santo Cristo — 5.1 km
- Taioba — 5.4 km
- Bom Destino — 5.8 km
- Rochedo — 5.8 km
About the time in Santa Cruz
The clock in Santa Cruz matches the clock in nearby Boa Vista and Bom Jesus.
The mail network in Santa Cruz covers 3 codes.
Santa Cruz keeps the America/Sao_Paulo zone, which is UTC−3. Whether summer time is observed: No.
Today the day starts in Santa Cruz at 5:03 AM with sunrise and ends at 6:05 PM with sunset. Daylight lasts 13 h 02 min.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Santa Cruz?
- The time zone designation for Santa Cruz is America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Does Santa Cruz adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- No.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Santa Cruz?
- It sets at 6:05 PM.