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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 20:52:00.

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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 20:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 31' North, Longitude: 133° 39' 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"	1004.58 mi	West	0° 00' 46.4"	0.89 mi	North	1004.55 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 59.8"	2.23 mi	West	0° 18' 28.9"	21.18 mi	North	21.29 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 20:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 28' South, Longitude: 106° 40' East

The ground speed is currently 392.21 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' 58.3"	876.80 mi	West	0° 01' 12.3"	1.38 mi	North	876.89 mi
24 hours	14° 00' 27.6"	851.99 mi	East	1° 16' 30.9"	87.81 mi	North	861.52 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 1:52 pm	2612 km	1623 miles	1410 nm	NE
San Diego *	Sun 1:52 pm	2619 km	1627 miles	1414 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Sun 1:52 pm	2662 km	1654 miles	1437 nm	NNE
Honolulu	Sun 10:52 am	2669 km	1658 miles	1441 nm	WNW
San Francisco *	Sun 1:52 pm	2806 km	1744 miles	1515 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Sun 1:52 pm	2838 km	1764 miles	1533 nm	NE
Kiritimati	Mon 10:52 am	2955 km	1836 miles	1596 nm	WSW
Las Vegas *	Sun 1:52 pm	3022 km	1877 miles	1631 nm	NE
Phoenix	Sun 1:52 pm	3024 km	1879 miles	1633 nm	NE
Salt Lake City *	Sun 2:52 pm	3594 km	2233 miles	1941 nm	NNE