Quito to Santa Cruz, CA: time difference
Santa Cruz, CA is 2 h behind Quito. 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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Quito 23:47 11:47 PM Santa Cruz, CA 21:47 9:47 PM You –:–
23:47 11:47 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 18:05
21:47 9:47 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:38
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−2 h
Santa Cruz, CA is 2 h behind Quito.
When you, Quito 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
🇪🇨 Quito
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 | 🇪🇨 Quito | 🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:47 | 21:47 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 2026 |
| Time zone | Ecuador Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Quito | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guayaquil | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:58 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 12 h 7 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 2,671,191 | 64,220 |
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Quito and Santa Cruz, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Quito is Santa Cruz, CA?
The clocks in Santa Cruz are 2 hours behind those in Quito (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Quito, what time is it in Santa Cruz, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Quito, clocks in Santa Cruz show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Quito, what time is it in Santa Cruz, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Quito, clocks in Santa Cruz show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Quito and in Santa Cruz, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Quito, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Santa Cruz.
When does the date change in Santa Cruz, CA, compared with Quito?
The new day starts in Santa Cruz later: until 2:00 AM in Quito, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Santa Cruz, Quito is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Quito and Santa Cruz, CA, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Santa Cruz but not in Quito. From November 1, 2026, Santa Cruz will be 3 hours behind Quito.
