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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 = Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 19:48:00.

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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 Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 19:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 17' North, Longitude: 117° 49' West

The ground speed is currently 445.36 meters/second, 1603.3 kilometres/hour, 996.2 miles/hour or 865.7 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' 00.1"	16.60 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.60 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.1"	996.02 mi	West	0° 00' 42.6"	0.82 mi	North	995.99 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 09.4"	1.28 mi	West	0° 16' 57.2"	19.43 mi	North	19.47 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 19:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 1° 32' South, Longitude: 160° 07' West

The ground speed is currently 448.40 meters/second, 1614.3 kilometres/hour, 1003.1 miles/hour or 871.6 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' 30.2"	16.71 mi	West	0° 00' 17.5"	0.33 mi	North	16.72 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 12.1"	1002.85 mi	West	0° 17' 29.9"	20.04 mi	North	1003.11 mi
24 hours	11° 59' 16.5"	828.91 mi	East	7° 00' 03.0"	481.02 mi	North	957.77 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
Puerto Vallarta	Sat 1:48 pm	1412 km	877 miles	762 nm	ENE
Mazatlan	Sat 12:48 pm	1419 km	882 miles	766 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Sat 12:48 pm	1582 km	983 miles	854 nm	NNE
Guadalajara	Sat 1:48 pm	1602 km	996 miles	865 nm	ENE
Aguascalientes	Sat 1:48 pm	1746 km	1085 miles	943 nm	ENE
Leon	Sat 1:48 pm	1783 km	1108 miles	963 nm	ENE
Tijuana *	Sat 12:48 pm	1801 km	1119 miles	972 nm	N
San Diego *	Sat 12:48 pm	1821 km	1132 miles	983 nm	N
Mexicali *	Sat 12:48 pm	1827 km	1135 miles	987 nm	N
San Luis Potosi	Sat 1:48 pm	1885 km	1171 miles	1018 nm	ENE