La Penca in numbers
- Coordinates
- 18.6985, -70.0462
- Region
- Monte Plata Province
- Country
- Dominican Republic, North America
- Capital
- Santo Domingo — 30 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in La Penca, Monte Plata Province, Dominican Republic
The current local time in La Penca, Monte Plata Province, Dominican Republic is displayed here for the America/Santo_Domingo time zone (−4).
La Penca, Dominican Republic
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/Santo_Domingo
Local time in La Penca
UTC−4 · no daylight saving time
La Penca keeps America/Santo_Domingo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:35 AM Solar noon 12:27 PM Sunset 6:18 PM Daylight 11 h 43 min Night 12 h 17 min Civil twilight 6:13 AM – 6:40 PM
Weather in La Penca right now
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La Penca and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 10105 Ciudad Universitaria — 6.0 km away
- 10103 Zona Universitaria — 6.0 km away
- 10101 Centro de Los Heroes — 6.0 km away
- 11902 San Antonio — 7.7 km away
- 11107 Sandra — 11.0 km away
- 10108 El Manguito — 11.4 km away
- 10503 La Isabela — 11.5 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Monte Plata Province
- Bella Vista 175 683
- Cristo Rey 57 084
- Bayaguana 21 055
- Sabana Grande De Boya 16 834
- Monte Plata 15 532
- Yamasa 11 595
Other places named La Penca
- La Penca Cordoba, Argentina
- La Penca Cordoba, Argentina
- La Penca Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
- La Penca Michoacán, Mexico
- La Penca Cajamarca Department, Peru
Same time zone — America/Santo_Domingo
- Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
- Santiago De Los Caballeros Dominican Republic
- Santo Domingo Oeste Dominican Republic
- Santo Domingo Este Dominican Republic
Nearby places
- Loma Regina — 1.9 km
- Sabana Novillo — 1.9 km
- La Majagua — 2.5 km
- Loma Al Medio — 3.4 km
- La Estancia — 3.5 km
- Palo Seco — 4.1 km
About the time in La Penca
Delivery zones in La Penca are marked by 7 postal codes.
The time zone here in La Penca is America/Santo_Domingo, offset UTC−4. Does daylight saving apply? No.
First light in La Penca comes at 6:35 AM today; darkness returns after 6:18 PM. The day gives 11 h 43 min of light.
La Penca shares one clock with the nearby places Loma Regina and Sabana Novillo.
Questions and answers
- Which zone should be used to show the time in La Penca?
- Use America/Santo_Domingo to show the time in La Penca; its offset is −4.
- Is the offset in La Penca changed for daylight saving?
- No.
- When does the sun disappear in La Penca?
- It disappears at 6:18 PM.