Caracas to Santa Cruz, CA: time difference
Santa Cruz, CA is 3 h behind Caracas. 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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Caracas 01:47 1:47 AM Santa Cruz, CA 22:47 10:47 PM You –:–
01:47 1:47 AM
Venezuela Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:13
22:47 10:47 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:38
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−3 h
Santa Cruz, CA is 3 h behind Caracas.
When you, Caracas and Santa Cruz, CA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇻🇪 Caracas
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, CA
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇻🇪 Caracas | 🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:47 | 22:47 |
| Local date | Monday, October 12, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 2026 |
| Time zone | Venezuela Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Caracas | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Caracas | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:17 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:13 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 11 h 56 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 3,274,000 | 64,220 |
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Caracas and Santa Cruz, CA: common questions
How far behind Caracas is Santa Cruz, CA?
Santa Cruz is 3 hours behind Caracas: UTC−7 against UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Caracas, what time is it in Santa Cruz, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Caracas, clocks in Santa Cruz show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Caracas, what time is it in Santa Cruz, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Caracas, clocks in Santa Cruz show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Santa Cruz, CA, from Caracas?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Caracas – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Santa Cruz – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Santa Cruz, CA, compared with Caracas?
The new day starts in Santa Cruz later: until 3:00 AM in Caracas, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Santa Cruz, Caracas is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Caracas and Santa Cruz, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Santa Cruz switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Santa Cruz will be 4 hours behind Caracas.
