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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 18:00:00.

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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 18:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 59' North, Longitude: 90° 52' West

The ground speed is currently 436.04 meters/second, 1569.8 kilometres/hour, 975.4 miles/hour or 847.6 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"	16.26 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.26 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 57.9"	975.08 mi	West	0° 00' 31.1"	0.60 mi	North	975.05 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 54.4"	0.98 mi	East	0° 12' 19.3"	14.13 mi	North	14.16 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 13' South, Longitude: 46° 29' East

The ground speed is currently 448.77 meters/second, 1615.6 kilometres/hour, 1003.9 miles/hour or 872.3 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' 35.8"	16.73 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	South	16.73 mi
1 hour	14° 35' 44.9"	1003.68 mi	West	0° 14' 00.0"	16.04 mi	South	1003.58 mi
24 hours	9° 54' 49.6"	681.73 mi	East	5° 29' 51.8"	377.83 mi	South	775.41 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
Campeche	Sun 12:00 noon	37 km	23 miles	20 nm	ESE
Merida	Sun 12:00 noon	169 km	105 miles	91 nm	NE
Chetumal	Sun 1:00 pm	316 km	196 miles	171 nm	ESE
Orange Walk Town	Sun 12:00 noon	321 km	200 miles	174 nm	SE
Belmopan	Sun 12:00 noon	375 km	233 miles	202 nm	SE
San Pedro	Sun 12:00 noon	382 km	237 miles	206 nm	SE
Belize City	Sun 12:00 noon	394 km	245 miles	213 nm	SE
Playa del Carmen	Sun 1:00 pm	402 km	250 miles	217 nm	E
Tuxtla Gutierrez	Sun 12:00 noon	430 km	267 miles	232 nm	SW
Dangriga	Sun 12:00 noon	436 km	271 miles	235 nm	SE