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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 = Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 18:02:00.

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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 Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 18:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 21' North, Longitude: 91° 01' West

The ground speed is currently 451.43 meters/second, 1625.2 kilometres/hour, 1009.8 miles/hour or 877.5 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"	16.83 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	North	16.83 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.2"	1009.67 mi	West	0° 00' 48.5"	0.93 mi	North	1009.64 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 28.5"	2.78 mi	West	0° 19' 19.6"	22.14 mi	North	22.32 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 18:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 9° 22' North, Longitude: 40° 27' East

The ground speed is currently 442.14 meters/second, 1591.7 kilometres/hour, 989.0 miles/hour or 859.5 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' 29.3"	16.48 mi	West	0° 00' 10.7"	0.21 mi	South	16.48 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 23.1"	988.93 mi	West	0° 10' 48.3"	12.38 mi	South	989.26 mi
24 hours	12° 02' 12.0"	821.52 mi	East	4° 29' 29.9"	308.66 mi	South	881.76 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
Escuintla	Wed 12:02 pm	108 km	67 miles	58 nm	NNE
Guatemala City	Wed 12:02 pm	149 km	93 miles	81 nm	NNE
Quetzaltenango	Wed 12:02 pm	167 km	104 miles	90 nm	NNW
Santa Ana	Wed 12:02 pm	173 km	108 miles	94 nm	ENE
San Salvador	Wed 12:02 pm	201 km	125 miles	108 nm	ENE
San Vicente	Wed 12:02 pm	244 km	151 miles	131 nm	E
San Miguel	Wed 12:02 pm	307 km	191 miles	166 nm	E
Punta Gorda	Wed 12:02 pm	386 km	240 miles	208 nm	NE
San Pedro Sula	Wed 12:02 pm	401 km	249 miles	217 nm	NE
Choloma	Wed 12:02 pm	414 km	257 miles	224 nm	NE