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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 = Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 19:48:00.

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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 Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 19:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 09' North, Longitude: 117° 02' West

The ground speed is currently 426.62 meters/second, 1535.8 kilometres/hour, 954.3 miles/hour or 829.3 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"	15.91 mi	West	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	North	15.91 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.1"	953.89 mi	West	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	North	953.88 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 07.7"	3.32 mi	East	0° 03' 31.0"	4.04 mi	North	5.23 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 19:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 43' North, Longitude: 49° 01' West

The ground speed is currently 431.21 meters/second, 1552.4 kilometres/hour, 964.6 miles/hour or 838.2 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' 33.3"	16.07 mi	West	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	South	16.08 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 22.5"	964.33 mi	West	0° 12' 02.3"	13.80 mi	South	964.93 mi
24 hours	10° 18' 29.6"	682.98 mi	East	5° 03' 03.0"	347.25 mi	South	773.40 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	Tue 12:48 pm	894 km	556 miles	483 nm	NE
Tijuana *	Tue 12:48 pm	1038 km	645 miles	561 nm	N
San Diego *	Tue 12:48 pm	1059 km	658 miles	572 nm	N
Mexicali *	Tue 12:48 pm	1062 km	660 miles	574 nm	N
Mazatlan	Tue 12:48 pm	1086 km	675 miles	587 nm	E
Tucson	Tue 12:48 pm	1171 km	727 miles	632 nm	NNE
Long Beach *	Tue 12:48 pm	1182 km	735 miles	638 nm	N
Los Angeles *	Tue 12:48 pm	1213 km	754 miles	655 nm	N
Phoenix	Tue 12:48 pm	1239 km	770 miles	669 nm	NNE
Puerto Vallarta	Tue 1:48 pm	1251 km	777 miles	675 nm	E