Santa Cruz to Asuncion: time difference
Asuncion is 2 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 13:37 1:37 PM Asuncion 15:37 3:37 PM You –:–
13:37 1:37 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:41
15:37 3:37 PM
Paraguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 19:04
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+2 h
Asuncion is 2 h ahead of Santa Cruz.
When you, Santa Cruz and Asuncion 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
🇵🇾 Asuncion
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇲 Santa Cruz | 🇵🇾 Asuncion |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:37 | 15:37 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Paraguay Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/Asuncion |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:09 | 06:06 |
| Sunset | 17:41 | 19:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 12 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 8,217 | 742,023 |
Compare Santa Cruz with another city
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Santa Cruz and Asuncion: common questions
What is the time difference between Santa Cruz and Asuncion?
Asuncion is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC−3, while Santa Cruz is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Asuncion?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Asuncion show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Asuncion?
At 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Asuncion show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Asuncion from Santa Cruz?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Santa Cruz – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Asuncion – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Santa Cruz is it tomorrow in Asuncion?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Santa Cruz, the date in Asuncion has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Asuncion, it is still the previous day in Santa Cruz.
Is the time difference between Santa Cruz and Asuncion the same all year?
Yes. Neither Santa Cruz nor Asuncion switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
