Current Time in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
Lat/Long: 18.58° N, 68.4° W
Province: La Altagracia Province
Country: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
IANA Timezone: America/Santo_Domingo
Timezone: AST
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Dominican Republic: AST
Time now in other cities in Dominican Republic:
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Punta Cana
Sunrise
in Punta Cana
↑
5:57 AM
Sunset
in Punta Cana
↓
7:12 PM
Day Length
13h 14m
Dawn
in Punta Cana
5:33 AM
Dusk
in Punta Cana
7:37 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Punta Cana
Current Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
23.3%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 10:36
Next Moonset
↓
Today, 23:24
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FAQ — Time in Punta Cana
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 03:03:31 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Punta Cana uses America/Santo_Domingo (AST) — UTC-04:00. The IANA time zone identifier is America/Santo_Domingo, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Punta Cana does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at America/Santo_Domingo (AST) — UTC-04:00 year-round.
Punta Cana is currently -04:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Punta Cana's local time, use our time calculator.
Dominican Republic has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.