Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Punta Cana (Dominican Republic, La Altagracia, Higüey). Current time: Thursday, 2026-09-03, 16:07 (GMT-04:00) America/Santo_Domingo . All times are shown in Punta Cana local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 51.93%, Maximal illumination for this day: 63.14%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 12:50; remaining time: 22d 20h 42m 35s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	23:29
Moonset:	12:17

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 364 879 km
226 725 mi
Punta Cana ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 089 km
228 099 mi
View angle: 0.546°

Punta Cana on map:

Punta Cana

Info

Local timezone:	GMT-04:00
Latitude:	18.58182°
Longitude:	-68.40431°
Country:	Dominican Republic La Altagracia
Population:	100 023

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 55.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 21 Day, 14 hours, 46 minutes. (≈21.615 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 129°

Punta Cana, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -38.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 329.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-01	2026-09-02	2026-09-03	2026-09-04	2026-09-05
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	21:47:00	22:34:00	23:29:00	00:00:00	00:28:00
Moonset:	10:12:00	11:13:00	12:17:00	13:22:00	14:24:00

Punta Cana moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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