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.
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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 19:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
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 | ||||
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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
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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