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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, April 28, 2024 at 20:38:00.

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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, April 28, 2024 at 20:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 31' North, Longitude: 130° 09' West

The ground speed is currently 449.17 meters/second, 1617.0 kilometres/hour, 1004.8 miles/hour or 873.1 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"	16.75 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	North	16.75 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.2"	1004.59 mi	West	0° 00' 46.4"	0.89 mi	North	1004.56 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 59.8"	2.23 mi	West	0° 18' 29.0"	21.18 mi	North	21.30 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 20:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 28' South, Longitude: 110° 02' East

The ground speed is currently 392.19 meters/second, 1411.9 kilometres/hour, 877.3 miles/hour or 762.4 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' 25.0"	14.62 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	North	14.62 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 58.4"	876.77 mi	West	0° 01' 09.8"	1.34 mi	North	876.85 mi
24 hours	14° 00' 30.0"	851.99 mi	East	1° 15' 33.2"	86.71 mi	North	861.35 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 1:38 pm	2398 km	1490 miles	1295 nm	NNE
San Diego *	Sun 1:38 pm	2408 km	1496 miles	1300 nm	NNE
Los Angeles *	Sun 1:38 pm	2474 km	1537 miles	1336 nm	NNE
Mexicali *	Sun 1:38 pm	2501 km	1554 miles	1350 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Sun 1:38 pm	2551 km	1585 miles	1377 nm	NE
San Francisco *	Sun 1:38 pm	2689 km	1671 miles	1452 nm	NNE
Phoenix	Sun 1:38 pm	2781 km	1728 miles	1501 nm	NE
Las Vegas *	Sun 1:38 pm	2823 km	1754 miles	1524 nm	NNE
Honolulu	Sun 10:38 am	3026 km	1880 miles	1634 nm	WNW
Kiritimati	Mon 10:38 am	3299 km	2050 miles	1781 nm	WSW