Punta Cana
Sunrise and sunset in Punta Cana
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Punta Cana, in local time. At 18.6° N, the day lasts from 11 h 01 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 15 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 06:29, sunset at 18:06.
Day length 11 h 37 min, 59 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:18, with the Sun 61° above the horizon.
Times are Punta Cana time (AST).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:16 | 19:20 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:41 | 18:54 |
| Civil twilight | 06:07 | 18:28 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:29 | 18:06 |
| Golden hour | 06:29–06:58 | 17:37–18:06 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Punta Cana
- Longest day: June 21, 13 h 15 min, from sunrise at 05:58 to sunset at 19:12.
- Shortest day: December 21, 11 h 01 min, from sunrise at 07:01 to sunset at 18:02.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:09 | 18:21 | 11 h 12 min |
| February 21 | 06:57 | 18:36 | 11 h 39 min |
| March 21 | 06:36 | 18:44 | 12 h 08 min |
| April 21 | 06:12 | 18:52 | 12 h 40 min |
| May 21 | 05:57 | 19:02 | 13 h 05 min |
| June 21 | 05:58 | 19:12 | 13 h 15 min |
| July 21 | 06:07 | 19:12 | 13 h 05 min |
| August 21 | 06:16 | 18:56 | 12 h 40 min |
| September 21 | 06:22 | 18:30 | 12 h 08 min |
| October 21 | 06:29 | 18:06 | 11 h 37 min |
| November 21 | 06:43 | 17:55 | 11 h 11 min |
| December 21 | 07:01 | 18:02 | 11 h 01 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 18.6° N, 68.4° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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