Santiago to Santa Cruz: time difference
Santa Cruz is 2 h behind Santiago. 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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Santiago 20:11 8:11 PM Santa Cruz 18:11 6:11 PM You –:–
20:11 8:11 PM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 20:07
18:11 6:11 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:41
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−2 h
Santa Cruz is 2 h behind Santiago.
When you, Santiago and Santa Cruz are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇱 Santiago
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
🇯🇲 Santa Cruz
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 | 🇨🇱 Santiago | 🇯🇲 Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:11 | 18:11 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Chile Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Santiago | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Santiago | America/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:48 | 06:09 |
| Sunset | 20:07 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 13 h 19 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 6,139,087 | 8,217 |
Compare Santiago with another city
More comparisons with Santiago: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Santiago and Santa Cruz: common questions
What is the time difference between Santiago and Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Santiago is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Santiago, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 9:00 AM in Santiago, clocks in Santa Cruz show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Santa Cruz at the end of the working day in Santiago?
The working day in Santiago ends at 6:00 PM; in Santa Cruz it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Santa Cruz from Santiago?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Santiago – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Santa Cruz – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Santa Cruz?
Until 2:00 AM in Santiago it is still the previous day in Santa Cruz. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Santa Cruz it is already the next day in Santiago.
Is the time difference between Santiago and Santa Cruz the same all year?
No. Only Santiago switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 3, 2027, Santa Cruz will be 1 hour behind Santiago.
