Sanchan in numbers
- Coordinates
- -6.7220, -78.2524
- Population
- 227
- Region
- Cajamarca Department
- Country
- Peru, South America
- Capital
- Lima — 607 km away
What time is it in Sanchan, Cajamarca Department, Peru
Current local time for Sanchan, Cajamarca Department, Peru is listed here, in the America/Lima time zone (−5).
Sanchan, Peru
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/Lima
Local time in Sanchan
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Sanchan.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:46 AM Solar noon 11:58 AM Sunset 6:09 PM Daylight 12 h 23 min Night 11 h 37 min Civil twilight 5:25 AM – 6:31 PM
Weather in Sanchan right now
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Sanchan and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 06245
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 Cajamarca Department
Same time zone — America/Lima
Nearby places
- Carirpo — 19.1 km
- San Lucas — 19.7 km
- Chacato — 19.9 km
- Marcopata — 20.1 km
- Marc Coata — 20.2 km
- Yanacolpa — 20.2 km
Sanchan: clock, sun and surroundings
1 postal code is in use across Sanchan.
Local time in Sanchan is governed by America/Lima at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: No.
Morning light reaches Sanchan at 5:46 AM, and the sun sets at 6:09 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 12 h 23 min.
Same time, different place: Carirpo and San Lucas near Sanchan.
Questions and answers
- Under which time zone does Sanchan fall?
- Sanchan falls under America/Lima, with an offset of −5.
- Are daylight saving rules used in Sanchan?
- Daylight saving time in Sanchan: No.
- When does light leave Sanchan?
- Light leaves at 6:09 PM.