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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 22, 2019 at 16:38:00.

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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 22, 2019 at 16:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 14' North, Longitude: 67° 53' West

The ground speed is currently 435.38 meters/second, 1567.4 kilometres/hour, 973.9 miles/hour or 846.3 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"	16.23 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	South	16.23 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 58.6"	973.58 mi	West	0° 00' 30.0"	0.57 mi	South	973.60 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 28.4"	0.51 mi	East	0° 12' 09.5"	13.94 mi	South	13.95 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, July 22, 2019 at 16:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 3° 23' South, Longitude: 175° 23' East

The ground speed is currently 450.16 meters/second, 1620.6 kilometres/hour, 1007.0 miles/hour or 875.0 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' 34.9"	16.78 mi	West	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	North	16.78 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 55.0"	1006.88 mi	West	0° 11' 11.8"	12.82 mi	North	1007.06 mi
24 hours	349° 56' 34.5"	694.44 mi	West	4° 31' 54.8"	311.38 mi	North	761.88 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
Punta Cana	Mon 12:38 pm	195 km	121 miles	105 nm	SSW
La Romana	Mon 12:38 pm	230 km	143 miles	124 nm	SSW
Mayagüez	Mon 12:38 pm	238 km	148 miles	128 nm	SSE
San Juan	Mon 12:38 pm	269 km	167 miles	145 nm	SE
Ponce	Mon 12:38 pm	279 km	174 miles	151 nm	SSE
Santo Domingo	Mon 12:38 pm	292 km	181 miles	157 nm	SW
Caguas	Mon 12:38 pm	294 km	183 miles	159 nm	SE
Puerto Plata	Mon 12:38 pm	298 km	185 miles	161 nm	W
Concepción de La Vega	Mon 12:38 pm	300 km	186 miles	162 nm	WSW
Santiago de los Caballeros	Mon 12:38 pm	308 km	192 miles	166 nm	WSW