Santa Cruz in numbers
- Coordinates
- -22.6490, -43.2836
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 903 km away
- Same name
- 1208 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Local time in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is shown on this page, based on the America/Sao_Paulo time zone (−3).
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 5:05 AM Solar noon 11:38 AM Sunset 6:11 PM Daylight 13 h 06 min Night 10 h 54 min Civil twilight 4:41 AM – 6:35 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
- Grota — 23.4 km
- Complexo Do Alemao — 23.6 km
- Bonsucesso — 23.8 km
- Complexo Da Mare — 23.8 km
- Baixa do Sapateiro — 23.8 km
- Cidade Universitaria — 23.8 km
Time and daylight in Santa Cruz
3 postal codes cover the territory of Santa Cruz.
Clocks in Santa Cruz are set by America/Sao_Paulo and read UTC−3. Daylight saving time: No.
The sky over Santa Cruz lightens at 5:05 AM and the sun sets at 6:11 PM. Daylight runs for 13 h 06 min today.
Close by, Grota and Complexo Do Alemao keep time with Santa Cruz.
Questions and answers
- Is America/Sao_Paulo the time zone for Santa Cruz?
- Yes, America/Sao_Paulo is the time zone for Santa Cruz, with an offset of −3.
- Will the time in Santa Cruz move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Santa Cruz: No.
- Sunset in Santa Cruz is at what time?
- At 6:11 PM.