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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 = Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 17:14:00.

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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 Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 17:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 59' North, Longitude: 79° 16' West

The ground speed is currently 433.22 meters/second, 1559.6 kilometres/hour, 969.1 miles/hour or 842.1 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° 14' 59.9"	16.15 mi	West	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	North	16.15 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.1"	968.72 mi	West	0° 00' 26.7"	0.51 mi	North	968.70 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 35.0"	1.71 mi	East	0° 10' 29.7"	12.03 mi	North	12.15 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 17:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 27' South, Longitude: 174° 32' West

The ground speed is currently 431.43 meters/second, 1553.2 kilometres/hour, 965.1 miles/hour or 838.6 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' 32.5"	16.08 mi	West	0° 00' 07.7"	0.15 mi	North	16.08 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 37.9"	964.86 mi	West	0° 07' 51.4"	9.00 mi	North	965.23 mi
24 hours	10° 44' 47.8"	713.02 mi	East	3° 25' 58.7"	236.03 mi	North	756.61 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
Sancti Spíritus *	Sat 1:14 pm	106 km	66 miles	57 nm	N
Trinidad *	Sat 1:14 pm	117 km	73 miles	63 nm	NW
Camagüey *	Sat 1:14 pm	146 km	91 miles	79 nm	ENE
Santa Clara *	Sat 1:14 pm	173 km	108 miles	94 nm	NNW
George Town (Cayman)	Sat 12:14 pm	290 km	180 miles	157 nm	SW
Holguín *	Sat 1:14 pm	312 km	194 miles	169 nm	E
Montego Bay	Sat 12:14 pm	312 km	194 miles	169 nm	SSE
Santiago de Cuba *	Sat 1:14 pm	373 km	232 miles	202 nm	ESE
May Pen	Sat 12:14 pm	395 km	246 miles	213 nm	SSE
Havana *	Sat 1:14 pm	399 km	248 miles	216 nm	NW