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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 = Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 19:44:00.

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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 Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 19:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 46' North, Longitude: 116° 17' West

The ground speed is currently 427.86 meters/second, 1540.3 kilometres/hour, 957.1 miles/hour or 831.7 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° 14' 59.9"	15.95 mi	West	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	North	15.95 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.9"	956.70 mi	West	0° 00' 14.3"	0.27 mi	North	956.68 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 52.0"	3.05 mi	East	0° 05' 32.8"	6.36 mi	North	7.06 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 19:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 44' North, Longitude: 112° 34' West

The ground speed is currently 394.45 meters/second, 1420.0 kilometres/hour, 882.4 miles/hour or 766.7 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' 23.9"	14.71 mi	West	0° 00' 03.7"	0.07 mi	North	14.71 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 00.1"	881.84 mi	West	0° 03' 40.5"	4.22 mi	North	881.60 mi
24 hours	14° 21' 06.5"	878.89 mi	East	0° 38' 18.0"	43.96 mi	North	877.40 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
Hermosillo	Thu 12:44 pm	880 km	547 miles	475 nm	NE
Mazatlan	Thu 12:44 pm	1012 km	629 miles	547 nm	E
Tijuana *	Thu 12:44 pm	1085 km	674 miles	586 nm	N
Mexicali *	Thu 12:44 pm	1098 km	682 miles	593 nm	N
San Diego *	Thu 12:44 pm	1107 km	688 miles	597 nm	N
Puerto Vallarta	Thu 1:44 pm	1167 km	725 miles	630 nm	E
Tucson	Thu 12:44 pm	1174 km	729 miles	634 nm	NNE
Chihuahua	Thu 1:44 pm	1213 km	754 miles	655 nm	NE
Long Beach *	Thu 12:44 pm	1235 km	767 miles	667 nm	N
Phoenix	Thu 12:44 pm	1254 km	779 miles	677 nm	NNE