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Day and Night World Map

The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which areas of the Earth are in daylight and which are in night.

Map showing day and night parts of the world

UTC time = Monday, July 15, 2019 at 20:36:00.

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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

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Position of the Sun

On Monday, July 15, 2019 at 20:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 28' North, Longitude: 127° 30' West

The ground speed is currently 431.83 meters/second, 1554.6 kilometres/hour, 966.0 miles/hour or 839.4 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° 14' 59.9"	16.10 mi	West	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	South	16.10 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.4"	965.61 mi	West	0° 00' 24.0"	0.46 mi	South	965.64 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 23.8"	1.50 mi	East	0° 09' 45.9"	11.20 mi	South	11.30 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, July 15, 2019 at 20:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 22' South, Longitude: 39° 43' East

The ground speed is currently 414.24 meters/second, 1491.2 kilometres/hour, 926.6 miles/hour or 805.2 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' 28.8"	15.44 mi	West	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	South	15.44 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 45.9"	926.27 mi	West	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	South	926.26 mi
24 hours	12° 22' 26.8"	791.68 mi	East	0° 26' 59.8"	30.96 mi	North	793.55 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 *	Mon 1:36 pm	1605 km	997 miles	866 nm	NE
San Diego *	Mon 1:36 pm	1612 km	1002 miles	870 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Mon 1:36 pm	1664 km	1034 miles	899 nm	NNE
Mexicali *	Mon 1:36 pm	1718 km	1068 miles	928 nm	NE
San Jose (USA) *	Mon 1:36 pm	1841 km	1144 miles	994 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Mon 1:36 pm	1865 km	1159 miles	1007 nm	ENE
San Francisco *	Mon 1:36 pm	1873 km	1164 miles	1012 nm	NNE
Oakland *	Mon 1:36 pm	1880 km	1168 miles	1015 nm	NNE
Sacramento *	Mon 1:36 pm	1983 km	1232 miles	1071 nm	NNE
Phoenix	Mon 1:36 pm	2017 km	1253 miles	1089 nm	NE