Monterrey to Santa Cruz: time difference
Santa Cruz is 1 h ahead of Monterrey. 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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Monterrey 16:03 4:03 PM Santa Cruz 17:03 5:03 PM You –:–
16:03 4:03 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 18:04
17:03 5:03 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:41
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+1 h
Santa Cruz is 1 h ahead of Monterrey.
When you, Monterrey 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
🇲🇽 Monterrey
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Monterrey | 🇯🇲 Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:03 | 17:03 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Monterrey | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Monterrey | America/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:48 | 06:09 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 16 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 1,142,994 | 8,217 |
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Monterrey and Santa Cruz: common questions
How far ahead of Monterrey is Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz is 1 hour ahead of Monterrey: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Monterrey, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 9:00 AM in Monterrey, clocks in Santa Cruz show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Monterrey, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 6:00 PM in Monterrey, clocks in Santa Cruz show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Santa Cruz from Monterrey?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Monterrey – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Santa Cruz?
From 11:00 PM in Monterrey it is already the next day in Santa Cruz. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Santa Cruz it is still the previous day in Monterrey.
Does the time gap between Monterrey and Santa Cruz change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Monterrey nor in Santa Cruz, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
