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.
UTC time = Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 19:48:00.
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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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 19:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 441.99 meters/second, 1591.1 kilometres/hour, 988.7 miles/hour or 859.2 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 15' 00.0" | 16.48 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.6" | 0.01 mi | North | 16.48 mi |
1 hour | 15° 00' 01.3" | 988.43 mi | West | 0° 00' 39.0" | 0.74 mi | North | 988.40 mi |
24 hours | 0° 00' 26.1" | 0.48 mi | West | 0° 15' 26.7" | 17.71 mi | North | 17.71 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 19:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 400.24 meters/second, 1440.9 kilometres/hour, 895.3 miles/hour or 778.0 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 23.6" | 14.92 mi | West | 0° 00' 06.4" | 0.12 mi | North | 14.92 mi |
1 hour | 14° 23' 36.4" | 894.86 mi | West | 0° 06' 37.0" | 7.59 mi | North | 895.32 mi |
24 hours | 14° 10' 32.7" | 881.34 mi | East | 3° 23' 39.9" | 233.62 mi | North | 923.51 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 | ||
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Mazatlan | Wed 12:48 pm | 1343 km | 834 miles | 725 nm | ENE |
Puerto Vallarta | Wed 1:48 pm | 1369 km | 851 miles | 739 nm | ENE |
Hermosillo | Wed 12:48 pm | 1445 km | 898 miles | 780 nm | NNE |
Guadalajara | Wed 1:48 pm | 1563 km | 972 miles | 844 nm | ENE |
Tijuana * | Wed 12:48 pm | 1643 km | 1021 miles | 887 nm | N |
San Diego * | Wed 12:48 pm | 1664 km | 1034 miles | 898 nm | N |
Mexicali * | Wed 12:48 pm | 1671 km | 1039 miles | 903 nm | N |
Aguascalientes | Wed 1:48 pm | 1697 km | 1055 miles | 916 nm | ENE |
Leon | Wed 1:48 pm | 1743 km | 1083 miles | 941 nm | ENE |
Los Angeles * | Wed 12:48 pm | 1810 km | 1125 miles | 977 nm | N |
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