What time is it in Punta Cana right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for America/Santo_Domingo. Punta Cana is 4 hours behind UTC right now.

What time zone is Punta Cana in?

Punta Cana uses AST (Atlantic Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is America/Santo_Domingo, and the current UTC offset is UTC−4.

Does Punta Cana observe daylight saving time?

No. Punta Cana stays on UTC−4 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Punta Cana?

Open the time zone converter for Punta Cana to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic

Punta Cana is on AST (Atlantic Standard Time), UTC−4. Punta Cana does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

6:38 AM:56AST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC−4

Country: Dominican Republic
Region: La Altagracia Province
Lat/Long: 18°35'N / 68°24'W
Elevation: 28 m
Population: 100,023
Currency: Peso (DOP)
Languages: Spanish
Dialling code: ++1-809

Time zone in Punta Cana

Time zone
AST
Atlantic Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC−4
4 hours behind UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Punta Cana keeps UTC−4

Punta Cana keeps the time of the IANA zone America/Santo_Domingo, the one time zone in use in Dominican Republic. Punta Cana does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Punta Cana today

Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
6:03 PM
Day length
11 hours 32 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Punta Cana for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 18°35'N / 68°24'W.

Time difference between Punta Cana and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Punta Cana. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Punta Cana
City	Local time	Compared to Punta Cana
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:38 AM	Same time
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:38 AM	−3h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:38 AM	−1h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:38 AM	Same time
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:38 AM	−2h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:38 AM	+1h (ahead)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:38 AM	+4h (ahead)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:38 AM	+5h (ahead)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:38 AM	+5h (ahead)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:38 AM	+5h (ahead)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:38 PM	+6h (ahead)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:38 PM	+8h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:08 PM	+9h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:38 PM	+12h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:38 PM	+12h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:38 PM	+13h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:38 PM	+15h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:38 PM	+17h (ahead)

Other cities near Punta Cana

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.