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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 5, 2024 at 19:58:00.

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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 5, 2024 at 19:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 34' North, Longitude: 120° 20' West

The ground speed is currently 444.71 meters/second, 1601.0 kilometres/hour, 994.8 miles/hour or 864.4 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"	16.58 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.58 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.7"	994.56 mi	West	0° 00' 42.0"	0.80 mi	North	994.53 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 00.7"	1.12 mi	West	0° 16' 40.5"	19.11 mi	North	19.14 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 19:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 30' North, Longitude: 150° 33' West

The ground speed is currently 446.26 meters/second, 1606.5 kilometres/hour, 998.3 miles/hour or 867.5 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' 29.7"	16.63 mi	West	0° 00' 17.3"	0.33 mi	North	16.64 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 42.5"	998.02 mi	West	0° 17' 19.2"	19.84 mi	North	997.97 mi
24 hours	12° 19' 13.7"	848.29 mi	East	6° 43' 34.5"	462.26 mi	North	960.14 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
Mazatlan	Sun 12:58 pm	1631 km	1014 miles	881 nm	ENE
Hermosillo	Sun 12:58 pm	1686 km	1048 miles	910 nm	NNE
Tijuana *	Sun 12:58 pm	1799 km	1118 miles	971 nm	N
San Diego *	Sun 12:58 pm	1817 km	1129 miles	981 nm	N
Mexicali *	Sun 12:58 pm	1847 km	1148 miles	997 nm	NNE
Guadalajara	Sun 1:58 pm	1848 km	1148 miles	998 nm	ENE
Los Angeles *	Sun 12:58 pm	1948 km	1210 miles	1052 nm	N
Aguascalientes	Sun 1:58 pm	1984 km	1233 miles	1071 nm	ENE
Phoenix	Sun 12:58 pm	2045 km	1271 miles	1104 nm	NNE
Acapulco	Sun 1:58 pm	2181 km	1355 miles	1178 nm	E