Current Local Time in Santa Elena, Costa Rica

6:55:58 pm CST

Monday, April 20, 2026

Country:	Costa Rica
Type:	Populated Place
Lat/Long:	8°56'N / 82°57'W
Currency:	Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
Languages:	Spanish
Also known as:	Santa Elena

°F

Weather

84 °F

Passing clouds.
86 / 74 °F

Tue 21.		86 / 74 °F
Wed 22.		86 / 74 °F

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Time Zone

CST (Central Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -6 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

2 hours behind
New York

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Sunrise

5:19 am
↑ 78° East

Sunset

5:41 pm
↑ 282° West

Day length

12 hours, 22 minutes
+27s longer

Moon 17.6%

Rise – 8:04 am
Set – 9:15 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 11:30 am
Altitude: 87.2°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:08 am – 4:33 am
6:27 pm – 6:53 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:33 am – 4:58 am
6:02 pm – 6:27 pm

Civil
Twilight

4:58 am – 5:19 am
5:41 pm – 6:02 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
April 17, 2026
5:51 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
April 23, 2026
8:31 pm

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Airports

Limón International Airport, LIO
About 71 mi N of Santa Elena
Captain Manuel Niño International Airport, CHX (Panama)
About 47 mi NE of Santa Elena
Tobías Bolaños International Airport, SYQ
About 108 mi NW of Santa Elena
Juan Santamaría International Airport, SJO
About 113 mi NW of Santa Elena

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Santa Elena

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6:5558pm

Monday, April 20, 2026