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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 = 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).

= 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 Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 19:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 43' North, Longitude: 117° 54' West

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
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 Latitude: 26° 01' South, Longitude: 133° 59' East

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
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
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