Santa Cruz to Bogota: time difference
Bogota is 1 h ahead of 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 04:23 4:23 AM Bogota 05:23 5:23 AM You –:–
04:23 4:23 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:26
05:23 5:23 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 17:43
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+1 h
Bogota is 1 h ahead of Santa Cruz.
When you, Santa Cruz and Bogota 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
🇨🇴 Bogota
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 | 🇨🇷 Santa Cruz | 🇨🇴 Bogota |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:23 | 05:23 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 17:26 | 17:43 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 1,665 | 8,181,047 |
Compare Santa Cruz with another city
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Santa Cruz and Bogota: common questions
How far ahead of Santa Cruz is Bogota?
Bogota is 1 hour ahead of Santa Cruz: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Bogota?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Bogota show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Bogota at the end of the working day in Santa Cruz?
The working day in Santa Cruz ends at 6:00 PM; in Bogota it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Santa Cruz and Bogota are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Santa Cruz (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bogota), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Bogota compared with Santa Cruz?
The new day starts in Bogota earlier: at 11:00 PM in Santa Cruz it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Bogota, Santa Cruz is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Santa Cruz and Bogota change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Santa Cruz nor in Bogota, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
