Santa Cruz to Barcelona: time difference
Barcelona is 6 h ahead of Santa Cruz. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+6 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Santa Cruz 21:02 9:02 PM Barcelona 03:02 3:02 AM You –:–
21:02 9:02 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 18:21
03:02 3:02 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:08 · 🌙 19:06
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+6 h
Barcelona is 6 h ahead of Santa Cruz.
When you, Santa Cruz and Barcelona are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇼 Santa Cruz
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
🇪🇸 Barcelona
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇼 Santa Cruz | 🇪🇸 Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:02 | 03:02 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz | — | +6 h |
| IANA zone | America/Aruba | Europe/Madrid |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:31 | 08:08 |
| Sunset | 18:21 | 19:06 |
| Daylight | 11 h 50 min | 10 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 15,236 | 1,660,122 |
Compare Santa Cruz with another city
More comparisons with Santa Cruz: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Santa Cruz and Barcelona: common questions
How many hours ahead of Santa Cruz is Barcelona?
The clocks in Barcelona are 6 hours ahead of those in Santa Cruz (UTC+2 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Barcelona?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Barcelona show 3:00 PM.
What time is it in Barcelona at the end of the working day in Santa Cruz?
The working day in Santa Cruz ends at 6:00 PM; in Barcelona it is 12:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
Is there a time when both Santa Cruz and Barcelona are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Santa Cruz (3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Barcelona compared with Santa Cruz?
The new day starts in Barcelona earlier: at 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz it is already midnight there. Until 6:00 AM in Barcelona, Santa Cruz is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Santa Cruz and Barcelona the same all year?
No. Only Barcelona switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Barcelona will be 5 hours ahead of Santa Cruz.
