Santa Cruz in numbers
- Coordinates
- -22.8167, -43.2000
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 923 km away
- Same name
- 1208 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Get the current local time in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a location in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (−3).
Santa Cruz, Brazil
Friday, 30 October 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 5:10 AM Solar noon 11:38 AM Sunset 6:05 PM Daylight 12 h 55 min Night 11 h 05 min Civil twilight 4:47 AM – 6:28 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
- Santa Marta — 14.5 km
- Silvestre — 14.6 km
- Urca — 14.9 km
- Botafogo — 15.0 km
- Humaita — 15.6 km
- Usina — 15.7 km
About the time in Santa Cruz
Today the sun rises over Santa Cruz at 5:10 AM and sets at 6:05 PM. That is 12 h 55 min of daylight in all.
Set your clock for Santa Cruz and it will also be right in Santa Marta and Silvestre.
The postal system lists 3 codes for Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz falls within America/Sao_Paulo, which places it UTC−3 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: No.
Questions and answers
- What time zone governs the clock in Santa Cruz?
- The clock in Santa Cruz follows America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Does the local schedule in Santa Cruz include a clock change?
- No.
- When does morning light reach Santa Cruz?
- At 5:10 AM.