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Current local time in Santa Fe

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Time difference from Santa Fe

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London
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01:00Thu+7hBecomes +6h on 25 Oct
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Germany
02:00Thu+8hBecomes +7h on 25 Oct
Dubai
UAE
04:00Thu+10hBecomes +11h on 1 Nov
Tokyo
Japan
09:00Thu+15hBecomes +16h on 1 Nov
Sydney
Australia
10:00Thu+16hBecomes +17h on 4 Oct
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United States
20:00+2hBecomes +1h on 1 Nov
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17:00−1hBecomes ±0h on 1 Nov
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Sun & moon in Santa Fe today

Sunrise
06:57
Sunset
18:49
Daylight
11.9hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Santa Fe

J10 hrsF10.9 hrsM11.9 hrsA13.1 hrsM14 hrsJ14.6 hrsJ14.4 hrsA13.6 hrsS12.5 hrsO11.3 hrsN10.3 hrsD9.8 hrs

Working hours in Santa Fe

3h overlap
Santa FeUTC−6
06121824
Your locationUTC+0
06121824
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Time zone guide for Santa Fe

Santa Fe, United States runs on UTC−6. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−7 in winter, UTC−6 in summer. Next change: 1 Nov. The time difference between Santa Fe and New York is 2 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–16:00 in Santa Fe lines up with 11:00–18:00 in New York. The time difference between Santa Fe and London is 7 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Santa Fe lines up with 16:00–18:00 in London. The time difference between Santa Fe and Tokyo is 15 hours. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Denver, Salt Lake City, Ciudad Juárez. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Santa Fe.

Practical information for Santa Fe

Santa Fe (United States) is home to roughly 88K people. Today brings about 11.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:57, sunset at 18:49. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−7 in winter, UTC−6 in summer. Next change: 1 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 36° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

United States

United States

Capital

Washington DC

Continent

North America

Time Zone

MDT · America/Denver

Coordinates

35.69°N, 105.94°W

Currency

USD ($)

Calling Code

+1

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

English

Measurement System

Imperial

Did You Know?

The Oldest State Capital in the United States

Santa Fe was founded around 1610, which makes it the oldest state capital in the US and the site of the oldest continuously occupied public building in the country, the Palace of the Governors.

The clock: Santa Fe keeps Mountain Time at about 2,130 metres — the highest state capital in the United States.

The sun and the clock in Santa Fe (2026)

Solar noon12:04on UTC−7 standard time
Longest day14h 35m22 June
Shortest day9h 44m22 December
Yearly average12h 11mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise05:4714 June
Latest sunset20:2430 June

Santa Fe lies at 105.9°W. Its time zone, UTC−7, is built around the 105°W meridian. The two very nearly coincide: solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at about 12:04, which is as close to true solar time as a zone this wide can get. Under daylight saving the clocks move 60 minutes forward, widening the gap to 64 minutes and pushing solar noon to 13:04.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 14h 35m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 9h 44m. The swing between them is 4h 50m. This is the latitude band where the difference between summer and winter evenings is most obvious.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Santa Fe the sun comes up earliest on 14 June at 05:47, while the latest sunset waits until 30 June at 20:24. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Santa Fe that civil twilight runs about 25 minutes at the equinox, stretching to 30 minutes at the solstice.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Santa Fe?

The official timezone for Santa Fe, United States is America/Denver with a current UTC offset of UTC−6.

What is the population and location of Santa Fe?

Santa Fe has an estimated population of 88K and is located at coordinates 35.69°N, 105.94°W.

How many hours of daylight does Santa Fe get?

Santa Fe gets 14h 35m of daylight on its longest day and 9h 44m on its shortest, averaging 12h 11m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Santa Fe?

Solar noon in Santa Fe falls at about 12:04 on UTC−7 standard time, because the city sits 0.9° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Santa Fe?

The Oldest State Capital in the United States: Santa Fe was founded around 1610, which makes it the oldest state capital in the US and the site of the oldest continuously occupied public building in the country, the Palace of the Governors.