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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, 27 April 2024, 19:32:00.

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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, 27 April 2024, 19:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 11' North, Longitude: 113° 37' West

The ground speed is currently 449.83 meters/second, 1619.4 kilometres/hour, 1006.2 miles/hour or 874.4 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"	26.99 km	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 km	North	26.99 km
1 hour	15° 00' 05.4"	1619.10 km	West	0° 00' 47.0"	1.45 km	North	1619.05 km
24 hours	0° 02' 08.3"	3.85 km	West	0° 18' 44.0"	34.54 km	North	34.76 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, 27 April 2024, 19:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 02' South, Longitude: 112° 03' East

The ground speed is currently 394.24 meters/second, 1419.3 kilometres/hour, 881.9 miles/hour or 766.3 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' 25.9"	23.65 km	West	0° 00' 03.0"	0.10 km	South	23.65 km
1 hour	14° 25' 55.7"	1418.36 km	West	0° 03' 01.6"	5.59 km	South	1418.04 km
24 hours	13° 50' 34.5"	1360.52 km	East	0° 27' 14.5"	50.32 km	South	1358.57 km

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
Puerto Vallarta	Sat 13:32	1139 km	708 miles	615 nm	NE
Mazatlan	Sat 12:32	1255 km	780 miles	678 nm	NE
Guadalajara	Sat 13:32	1305 km	811 miles	705 nm	NE
Aguascalientes	Sat 13:32	1469 km	913 miles	793 nm	NE
Leon	Sat 13:32	1480 km	920 miles	799 nm	ENE
Acapulco	Sat 13:32	1503 km	934 miles	812 nm	ENE
San Luis Potosi	Sat 13:32	1601 km	995 miles	864 nm	NE
Mexico City	Sat 13:32	1648 km	1024 miles	890 nm	ENE
Hermosillo	Sat 12:32	1673 km	1040 miles	903 nm	N
Veracruz	Sat 13:32	1944 km	1208 miles	1050 nm	ENE