Current Time in Santa Tecla, El Salvador 🇸🇻

Lat/Long: 13.68° N, 89.28° W

Population: 124,694

Country: 🇸🇻 El Salvador

IANA Timezone: America/El_Salvador

UTC Offset: −06:00

Timezone: CST

Daylight Saving Time: No ❌

Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in El Salvador: CST

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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Santa Tecla

🌅 Sunrise in Santa Tecla

↑ 5:40 AM

🌇 Sunset in Santa Tecla

↓ 6:26 PM

🌄 Dawn in Santa Tecla

5:17 AM

🌆 Dusk in Santa Tecla

6:50 PM

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Moon Phases & Times for Santa Tecla

🌔 Current Phase

Waxing Gibbous

💡 Illumination

89.7%

🌕 Next Moonrise

↑ Tomorrow, 16:29

🌑 Next Moonset

↓ Tomorrow, 02:58

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00:00:00

Saturday, 25 July 2026

Time in Santa Tecla — FAQ

Answers refreshed each request based on Santa Tecla's current local time, time zone, and DST status.

What time is it in Santa Tecla right now?

The current local time in Santa Tecla, El Salvador is 23:30 (Saturday, July 25, 2026). Santa Tecla observes the America/El_Salvador time zone, which is UTC-6 .

Which time zone does Santa Tecla use?

Santa Tecla uses America/El_Salvador, an IANA time zone identifier. Use this identifier when configuring calendar apps, servers or scheduling software to ensure the correct UTC offset and daylight-saving rules are applied for Santa Tecla.

Does Santa Tecla observe daylight saving time?

Santa Tecla is currently NOT on daylight saving time. DST transitions follow the rules of the IANA America/El_Salvador time zone; the changeover dates differ from year to year and are applied automatically by all major operating systems.

What is the UTC offset for Santa Tecla?

Right now Santa Tecla is at UTC-6. The offset shifts by ±1 hour at daylight-saving transitions if Santa Tecla observes DST.

When does the day change in Santa Tecla?

Midnight in Santa Tecla occurs when the local time displayed above reads 00:00 in the America/El_Salvador zone. Since Santa Tecla is at UTC-6, the date here is behind UTC by 6 hours.

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