Santa Cruz in numbers
- Coordinates
- -5.4792, -37.3839
- Region
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 1622 km away
- Same name
- 1208 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
This page shows, minute by minute, the local time in Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in the America/Fortaleza zone (−3).
Santa Cruz, Brazil
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Fortaleza
Local time in Santa Cruz
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Santa Cruz.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:09 AM Solar noon 11:16 AM Sunset 5:23 PM Daylight 12 h 14 min Night 11 h 46 min Civil twilight 4:48 AM – 5:44 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 Grande do Norte
- Natal 896 708
- Parnamirim 271 713
- Mossoro 264 577
- Sao Goncalo Do Amarante 115 838
- Macaiba 81 821
- Ceara-Mirim 79 115
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/Fortaleza
- Fortaleza Brazil
- Natal Brazil
- Teresina Brazil
- Joao Pessoa Brazil
Nearby places
- Poco Do Meio — 3.5 km
- Sombrio — 4.0 km
- Boa Esperanca — 4.9 km
- Alecrim — 5.0 km
- Rancho Da Velha — 5.3 km
- Pau Da Legua — 6.1 km
Time and daylight in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz is covered by 3 postal codes.
Santa Cruz keeps the America/Fortaleza zone, which is UTC−3. Whether summer time is observed: No.
Morning light reaches Santa Cruz at 5:09 AM, and the sun sets at 5:23 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 12 h 14 min.
The clock does not change between Santa Cruz, Poco Do Meio and Sombrio.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Santa Cruz?
- Select America/Fortaleza for Santa Cruz; the offset is −3.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Santa Cruz?
- Daylight saving time in Santa Cruz: No.
- What is the sunset time for Santa Cruz?
- 5:23 PM.