Lima to Santa Cruz, CA: time difference
Santa Cruz, CA is 2 h behind Lima. 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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Lima 23:46 11:46 PM Santa Cruz, CA 21:46 9:46 PM You –:–
23:46 11:46 PM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:46 · 🌙 18:05
21:46 9:46 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:38
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−2 h
Santa Cruz, CA is 2 h behind Lima.
When you, Lima 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
🇵🇪 Lima
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
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 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇪 Lima | 🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:46 | 21:46 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 2026 |
| Time zone | Peru Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Lima | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Lima | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:46 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 12 h 19 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 9,989,369 | 64,220 |
Compare Lima with another city
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Lima and Santa Cruz, CA: common questions
How far behind Lima is Santa Cruz, CA?
Santa Cruz is 2 hours behind Lima: UTC−7 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lima, what time is it in Santa Cruz, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Lima, clocks in Santa Cruz show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Santa Cruz, CA, at the end of the working day in Lima?
The working day in Lima ends at 6:00 PM; in Santa Cruz it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Lima and Santa Cruz, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lima (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Santa Cruz), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Lima is it still yesterday in Santa Cruz, CA?
Before 2:00 AM in Lima, the date in Santa Cruz has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Santa Cruz, it is already the next day in Lima.
Does the time difference between Lima and Santa Cruz, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Santa Cruz. From November 1, 2026, Santa Cruz will be 3 hours behind Lima.
