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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 = Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 21:00:00.

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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 Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 21:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 48' North, Longitude: 135° 52' West

The ground speed is currently 436.55 meters/second, 1571.6 kilometres/hour, 976.5 miles/hour or 848.6 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"	16.28 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.28 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 58.1"	976.22 mi	West	0° 00' 32.0"	0.61 mi	North	976.19 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 47.4"	0.86 mi	East	0° 12' 37.3"	14.47 mi	North	14.50 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 21:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 1° 16' South, Longitude: 6° 53' West

The ground speed is currently 451.57 meters/second, 1625.6 kilometres/hour, 1010.1 miles/hour or 877.8 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' 36.2"	16.83 mi	West	0° 00' 14.2"	0.27 mi	South	16.84 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 17.7"	1009.98 mi	West	0° 14' 09.9"	16.22 mi	South	1010.07 mi
24 hours	9° 35' 13.8"	662.99 mi	East	5° 38' 22.5"	387.51 mi	South	766.39 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
Honolulu	Sat 11:00 am	2296 km	1427 miles	1240 nm	W
Tijuana *	Sat 2:00 pm	2346 km	1458 miles	1267 nm	NE
San Diego *	Sat 2:00 pm	2347 km	1458 miles	1267 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Sat 2:00 pm	2350 km	1460 miles	1269 nm	NE
San Jose *	Sat 2:00 pm	2370 km	1473 miles	1280 nm	NNE
San Francisco *	Sat 2:00 pm	2380 km	1479 miles	1285 nm	NNE
Mexicali *	Sat 2:00 pm	2480 km	1541 miles	1339 nm	NE
Sacramento *	Sat 2:00 pm	2500 km	1554 miles	1350 nm	NNE
Las Vegas *	Sat 2:00 pm	2714 km	1686 miles	1465 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Sat 2:00 pm	2720 km	1690 miles	1469 nm	ENE