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Day and Night World Map

The map shows day and night on Earth and the positions of the Sun (subsolar point) and the Moon (sublunar point) right now.

Map showing day and night parts of the world

UTC time = Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 20:28:00.

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= The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

= The Moon's position at its zenith in relation to an observer (Moon phase is not shown).

= Civil Twilight (lightest shade)

= Nautical Twilight

= Astronomical Twilight

= Night, no twilight (darkest shade)

See where the Moon is over the horizon

Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point

On Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 20:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 01' North, Longitude: 127° 52' West

The ground speed is currently 435.99 meters/second, 1569.5 kilometres/hour, 975.3 miles/hour or 847.5 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 15' 00.0"	16.25 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.25 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 57.9"	974.94 mi	West	0° 00' 31.0"	0.59 mi	North	974.92 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 55.1"	1.00 mi	East	0° 12' 17.2"	14.09 mi	North	14.12 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 20:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 47' South, Longitude: 10° 29' East

The ground speed is currently 448.21 meters/second, 1613.5 kilometres/hour, 1002.6 miles/hour or 871.2 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 35.6"	16.71 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	South	16.71 mi
1 hour	14° 35' 39.2"	1002.42 mi	West	0° 13' 57.5"	15.99 mi	South	1002.31 mi
24 hours	9° 57' 53.7"	684.47 mi	East	5° 28' 17.0"	376.03 mi	South	776.64 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

Location	Local Time	Distance			Direction
Tijuana *	Sun 1:28 pm	1756 km	1091 miles	948 nm	NE
San Diego *	Sun 1:28 pm	1765 km	1096 miles	953 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Sun 1:28 pm	1822 km	1132 miles	984 nm	NNE
Mexicali *	Sun 1:28 pm	1866 km	1159 miles	1007 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Sun 1:28 pm	1982 km	1232 miles	1070 nm	NE
San Jose (USA) *	Sun 1:28 pm	2006 km	1246 miles	1083 nm	NNE
San Francisco *	Sun 1:28 pm	2039 km	1267 miles	1101 nm	NNE
Sacramento *	Sun 1:28 pm	2148 km	1335 miles	1160 nm	NNE
Phoenix	Sun 1:28 pm	2159 km	1341 miles	1166 nm	NE
Las Vegas *	Sun 1:28 pm	2175 km	1352 miles	1175 nm	NNE