Bogota to Santa Cruz: time difference
Santa Cruz is 1 h behind Bogota. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bogota 06:11 6:11 AM Santa Cruz 05:11 5:11 AM You –:–
06:11 6:11 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 17:43
05:11 5:11 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:26
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−1 h
Santa Cruz is 1 h behind Bogota.
When you, Bogota and Santa Cruz are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇴 Bogota
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇨🇷 Santa Cruz
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Bogota | 🇨🇷 Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:11 | 05:11 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Bogota | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 17:26 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 8,181,047 | 1,665 |
Compare Bogota with another city
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Bogota and Santa Cruz: common questions
How far behind Bogota is Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz is 1 hour behind Bogota: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Bogota, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 9:00 AM in Bogota, clocks in Santa Cruz show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bogota, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 6:00 PM in Bogota, clocks in Santa Cruz show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Bogota and Santa Cruz are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bogota (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Santa Cruz), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Santa Cruz compared with Bogota?
The new day starts in Santa Cruz later: until 1:00 AM in Bogota, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Santa Cruz, Bogota is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Bogota and Santa Cruz change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Bogota nor in Santa Cruz, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
