sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Santa Cruz, Costa Rica (Guanacaste).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 06:16 (GMT-06:00) America/Costa_Rica
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All times are shown in Santa Cruz local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 11:38 (remaining time: +5h 23m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 80.3°.
Day Length: 12h 37m 44s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 05:20:02 | 11:38:54 | 17:57:46 |
| Azimuth | 69.5° | 0° | 290.5° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 37m 44s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 394 726 km
94 072 321 mi
Santa Cruz ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 697 691 km
93 639 204 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT-06:00 |
| Latitude: | 10.26053° |
| Longitude: | -85.5851° |
| Country: | Costa Rica Guanacaste |
| Population: | 12 281 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 04:04:26 | 4h 4m 26s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 04:04:26 | 04:31:11 | 26m 45s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 04:31:11 | 04:57:35 | 26m 24s | |
| Civil Twilight | 04:57:35 | 05:20:02 | 22m 27s | |
| Daylight | 05:20:02 | 17:57:46 | 12h 37m 44s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:57:46 | 18:20:13 | 22m 27s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 18:20:13 | 18:46:37 | 26m 24s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:46:37 | 19:13:22 | 26m 45s | |
| Night | 19:13:22 | 23:59:59 | 4h 46m 37s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 12.1° (
06:16)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 71.6° (
06:16)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-19 | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-22 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 05:20:17 | 05:20:09 | 05:20:02 | 05:19:56 | 05:19:50 |
| Solar noon: | 11:38:48 | 11:38:50 | 11:38:54 | 11:38:58 | 11:39:02 |
| Sunset: | 17:57:18 | 17:57:32 | 17:57:46 | 17:58:00 | 17:58:14 |
| Day Length: | 12h 37m 1s | 12h 37m 23s | 12h 37m 44s | 12h 38m 4s | 12h 38m 24s |
Santa Cruz sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):