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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 = Friday, September 29, 2023 at 19:52:00.

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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 Friday, September 29, 2023 at 19:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 2° 33' South, Longitude: 120° 25' West

The ground speed is currently 463.48 meters/second, 1668.5 kilometres/hour, 1036.8 miles/hour or 900.9 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' 00.1"	17.28 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	South	17.28 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 12.4"	1036.77 mi	West	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	South	1036.77 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 57.4"	5.71 mi	West	0° 23' 17.4"	26.67 mi	South	27.28 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, September 29, 2023 at 19:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 3° 43' North, Longitude: 65° 17' East

The ground speed is currently 447.37 meters/second, 1610.5 kilometres/hour, 1000.7 miles/hour or 869.6 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' 29.7"	16.68 mi	West	0° 00' 17.4"	0.33 mi	North	16.68 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 41.6"	1000.52 mi	West	0° 17' 25.0"	19.95 mi	North	1000.55 mi
24 hours	12° 09' 15.2"	838.96 mi	East	6° 45' 00.6"	463.86 mi	North	954.15 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
Adamstown	Fri 11:52 am	2699 km	1677 miles	1457 nm	SSW
Easter Island *	Fri 2:52 pm	2961 km	1840 miles	1599 nm	SSE
Mexico City	Fri 1:52 pm	3366 km	2092 miles	1818 nm	NE
Galapagos Islands	Fri 1:52 pm	3435 km	2134 miles	1854 nm	E
Papeete	Fri 9:52 am	3589 km	2230 miles	1938 nm	WSW
Hermosillo	Fri 12:52 pm	3644 km	2264 miles	1967 nm	NNE
Guatemala City	Fri 1:52 pm	3803 km	2363 miles	2054 nm	ENE
San Salvador	Fri 1:52 pm	3888 km	2416 miles	2099 nm	ENE
Los Angeles *	Fri 12:52 pm	4058 km	2521 miles	2191 nm	N
Phoenix	Fri 12:52 pm	4080 km	2535 miles	2203 nm	NNE