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What time is it in Punta Cana?
13:43:33
Friday 13 November 2026
- Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- Time zone UTC−04:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:39 · sunset 17:56
Time difference with Punta Cana
Punta Cana is on UTC−04:00 right now: 4 hours behind UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Punta Cana |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:43 | 4 hours ahead |
| New York United States | 12:43 | 1 hour behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:43 | 4 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:43 | 5 hours ahead |
| Berlin Germany | 18:43 | 5 hours ahead |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:43 | 8 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:13 | 9 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:43 | 12 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:43 | 12 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:43 | 13 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:43 | 15 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:43 | 1 hour ahead |
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Daylight saving time in Punta Cana
Punta Cana does not change its clocks: UTC−04:00 all year round.
History of local time in Punta Cana
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 3 December 2000 | UTC−4 all year round |
| 2000 | UTC−4, with a temporary switch to UTC−5 |
| 1974 – 1999 | UTC−4 all year round |
| 1967 – 1973 | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4:30 |
| 1966 | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 |
Official time zone (IANA database): America/Santo_Domingo. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Punta Cana
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 373 km away, Grand Gosier (Haiti) is 1 hour behind Punta Cana in winter and on the same time in summer.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Higüey | 32 km |
| La Romana | 62 km |
| Santa Cruz de El Seibo | 70 km |
| Hato Mayor del Rey | 92 km |
| San Pedro de Macoris | 96 km |
| Quisqueya | 106 km |
| Boca Chica | 127 km |
| Bayaguana | 131 km |
Day and night around the world
- Punta Cana
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Sun and Moon in Punta Cana
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Day length
- 11 h 17 min
- Tomorrow
- −1 min
Dawn 06:16, dusk 18:19, solar noon 12:17. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (11 hours); longest: 21 June 2026 (13 h 14 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:56 (26 May 2027), latest at 07:08 (9 January 2027); earliest sunset at 17:55 (16 November 2026), latest at 19:14 (28 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 20 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:22 · moonset 21:26 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 07:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in the Dominican Republic
Good to know about the time in Punta Cana
Punta Cana uses Dominican Republic time, UTC−4 all year round, with no daylight saving time: it is 5 hours behind Paris in winter and 6 hours behind in summer.
Haiti, on the same island, uses North American daylight saving time: Port-au-Prince is 1 hour behind Punta Cana in winter, and the same time in summer. Paris – Punta Cana time difference