Santa Cruz to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 2 h behind Santa Cruz. 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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Santa Cruz 22:38 10:38 PM Nosara 20:38 8:38 PM You –:–
22:38 10:38 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 18:21
20:38 8:38 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:25
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−2 h
Nosara is 2 h behind Santa Cruz.
When you, Santa Cruz and Nosara 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
🇨🇷 Nosara
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 | 🇦🇼 Santa Cruz | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:38 | 20:38 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Aruba | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:31 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 18:21 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 50 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 15,236 | 4,912 |
Compare Santa Cruz with another city
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Santa Cruz and Nosara: common questions
How far behind Santa Cruz is Nosara?
Nosara is 2 hours behind Santa Cruz: UTC−6 against UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Nosara?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Nosara show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Nosara at the end of the working day in Santa Cruz?
The working day in Santa Cruz ends at 6:00 PM; in Nosara it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Santa Cruz and in Nosara overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Nosara.
When is it still the previous day in Nosara?
Until 2:00 AM in Santa Cruz it is still the previous day in Nosara. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Nosara it is already the next day in Santa Cruz.
Does the time difference between Santa Cruz and Nosara change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
