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, 2026-05-21, 04:55 (GMT-04:00) America/Santo_Domingo . All times are shown in Punta Cana local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 25.4%, Maximal illumination for this day: 35.89%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 04:46; remaining time: 9d 23h 50m 57s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:48
Moonset:	00:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 369 072 km
229 331 mi
Punta Cana ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 091 km
231 206 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 27.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 4 hours, 31 minutes. (≈5.188 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 34°

Punta Cana, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -48.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 359.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	08:35:00	09:43:00	10:48:00	11:49:00	12:45:00
Moonset:	22:28:00	23:23:00	00:00:00	00:10:00	00:51:00

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

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