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, 2026-08-14, 10:31 (GMT-04:00) America/Santo_Domingo . All times are shown in Punta Cana local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 2.76%, Maximal illumination for this day: 7.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 00:19; remaining time: 13d 13h 48m 50s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:59
Moonset:	20:29

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 379 563 km
235 849 mi
Punta Cana ↔ Moon, nearest point: 374 221 km
232 530 mi
View angle: 0.525°

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: 4.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2 Day, 0 hours, 53 minutes. (≈2.037 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 97°

Punta Cana, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 34°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 97.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-12	2026-08-13	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	06:00:00	07:01:00	07:59:00	08:54:00	09:48:00
Moonset:	19:11:00	19:52:00	20:29:00	21:05:00	21:41:00

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

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