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: Friday, 2026-04-17, 17:40 (GMT-04:00) America/Santo_Domingo . All times are shown in Punta Cana local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.67%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 13:24; remaining time: 13d 19h 43m 49s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:05
Moonset:	19:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 746 km
228 507 mi
Punta Cana ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 716 km
226 002 mi
View angle: 0.542°

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: 0.25%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 11 hours, 19 minutes. (≈0.471 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -134°

Punta Cana, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 20.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 281.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:45:00	05:24:00	06:05:00	06:51:00	07:43:00
Moonset:	17:14:00	18:13:00	19:15:00	20:21:00	21:30:00

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

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