Lisbon to Santa Cruz: time difference
Santa Cruz is 5 h behind Lisbon. 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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Lisbon 17:37 5:37 PM Santa Cruz 12:37 12:37 PM You –:–
17:37 5:37 PM
Western European Standard Time · UTC+0
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 17:43
12:37 12:37 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:41
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−5 h
Santa Cruz is 5 h behind Lisbon.
When you, Lisbon 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
🇵🇹 Lisbon
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
19 7 PM 20 8 PM 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
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇹 Lisbon | 🇯🇲 Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:37 | 12:37 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western European Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Lisbon | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Lisbon | America/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:59 | 06:09 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 10 h 43 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 545,923 | 8,217 |
Compare Lisbon with another city
More comparisons with Lisbon: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Lisbon and Santa Cruz: common questions
How far behind Lisbon is Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz is 5 hours behind Lisbon: UTC−5 against UTC+0.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lisbon, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 9:00 AM in Lisbon, clocks in Santa Cruz show 4:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lisbon, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 6:00 PM in Lisbon, clocks in Santa Cruz show 1:00 PM.
When do working hours in Lisbon and in Santa Cruz overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Lisbon, which is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Santa Cruz.
When is it still the previous day in Santa Cruz?
Until 5:00 AM in Lisbon it is still the previous day in Santa Cruz. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Santa Cruz it is already the next day in Lisbon.
Is the time difference between Lisbon and Santa Cruz the same all year?
No. Only Lisbon switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Santa Cruz will be 6 hours behind Lisbon.
