Santa Cruz to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 3 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 23:23 11:23 PM Seattle, WA 20:23 8:23 PM You –:–
23:23 11:23 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 18:21
20:23 8:23 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:17
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−3 h
Seattle, WA is 3 h behind Santa Cruz.
When you, Santa Cruz and Seattle, WA 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
🇺🇸 Seattle, WA
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 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇼 Santa Cruz | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:23 | 20:23 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Aruba | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:31 | 07:33 |
| Sunset | 18:21 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 11 h 50 min | 10 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 15,236 | 737,015 |
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Santa Cruz and Seattle, WA: common questions
How far behind Santa Cruz is Seattle, WA?
Seattle is 3 hours behind Santa Cruz: UTC−7 against UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Seattle show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Seattle show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Seattle, WA, from Santa Cruz?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Seattle – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Santa Cruz is it still yesterday in Seattle, WA?
Before 3:00 AM in Santa Cruz, the date in Seattle has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Seattle, it is already the next day in Santa Cruz.
Does the time gap between Santa Cruz and Seattle, WA, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Seattle but not in Santa Cruz. From November 1, 2026, Seattle will be 4 hours behind Santa Cruz.
