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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 18:48:00.

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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 18:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 42' North, Longitude: 102° 54' West

The ground speed is currently 442.01 meters/second, 1591.2 kilometres/hour, 988.8 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' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.48 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 01.3"	988.49 mi	West	0° 00' 39.0"	0.75 mi	North	988.46 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 26.4"	0.48 mi	West	0° 15' 27.4"	17.72 mi	North	17.73 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 18:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 26° 07' South, Longitude: 148° 23' East

The ground speed is currently 399.84 meters/second, 1439.4 kilometres/hour, 894.4 miles/hour or 777.2 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' 23.4"	14.91 mi	West	0° 00' 06.3"	0.12 mi	North	14.91 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 32.1"	893.97 mi	West	0° 06' 26.6"	7.39 mi	North	894.41 mi
24 hours	14° 12' 36.4"	882.67 mi	East	3° 19' 52.7"	229.28 mi	North	923.57 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
Colima	Wed 12:48 pm	192 km	119 miles	103 nm	NNW
Manzanillo	Wed 12:48 pm	212 km	132 miles	114 nm	NW
Guadalajara	Wed 12:48 pm	331 km	206 miles	179 nm	N
Acapulco	Wed 12:48 pm	334 km	208 miles	180 nm	ESE
Leon	Wed 12:48 pm	399 km	248 miles	216 nm	NNE
Puerto Vallarta	Wed 12:48 pm	405 km	252 miles	219 nm	NW
Cuernavaca	Wed 12:48 pm	411 km	256 miles	222 nm	ENE
Querétaro	Wed 12:48 pm	413 km	257 miles	223 nm	NE
Mexico City	Wed 12:48 pm	440 km	274 miles	238 nm	ENE
Ecatepec	Wed 12:48 pm	456 km	284 miles	246 nm	ENE