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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 = Friday, May 17, 2024 at 20:18:00.

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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 Friday, May 17, 2024 at 20:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 35' North, Longitude: 125° 23' West

The ground speed is currently 437.16 meters/second, 1573.8 kilometres/hour, 977.9 miles/hour or 849.8 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"	16.30 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.30 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 58.5"	977.58 mi	West	0° 00' 32.8"	0.63 mi	North	977.55 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 39.2"	0.71 mi	East	0° 12' 58.2"	14.87 mi	North	14.89 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 20:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 32' North, Longitude: 6° 07' West

The ground speed is currently 450.27 meters/second, 1621.0 kilometres/hour, 1007.2 miles/hour or 875.3 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' 36.2"	16.78 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	South	16.79 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 17.9"	1007.09 mi	West	0° 13' 57.9"	15.99 mi	South	1007.37 mi
24 hours	9° 27' 26.7"	652.14 mi	East	5° 38' 15.4"	387.35 mi	South	759.78 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 *	Fri 1:18 pm	1658 km	1030 miles	895 nm	NNE
San Diego *	Fri 1:18 pm	1670 km	1038 miles	902 nm	NNE
Los Angeles *	Fri 1:18 pm	1752 km	1088 miles	946 nm	NNE
Mexicali *	Fri 1:18 pm	1753 km	1089 miles	946 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Fri 1:18 pm	1801 km	1119 miles	972 nm	NE
San Jose (USA) *	Fri 1:18 pm	1997 km	1241 miles	1078 nm	N
Mazatlan	Fri 1:18 pm	2006 km	1246 miles	1083 nm	ENE
Phoenix	Fri 1:18 pm	2026 km	1259 miles	1094 nm	NE
San Francisco *	Fri 1:18 pm	2037 km	1266 miles	1100 nm	N
Las Vegas *	Fri 1:18 pm	2089 km	1298 miles	1128 nm	NNE