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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, June 15, 2024 at 17:18:00.

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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, June 15, 2024 at 17:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 21' North, Longitude: 79° 20' West

The ground speed is currently 426.01 meters/second, 1533.6 kilometres/hour, 953.0 miles/hour or 828.1 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"	15.88 mi	West	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	North	15.88 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.8"	952.53 mi	West	0° 00' 05.2"	0.10 mi	North	952.53 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 13.7"	3.42 mi	East	0° 01' 54.9"	2.20 mi	North	4.07 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 23' South, Longitude: 26° 32' East

The ground speed is currently 450.28 meters/second, 1621.0 kilometres/hour, 1007.2 miles/hour or 875.3 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' 36.0"	16.79 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	South	16.79 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 06.8"	1007.08 mi	West	0° 14' 00.6"	16.05 mi	South	1007.05 mi
24 hours	9° 43' 02.8"	670.21 mi	East	5° 31' 42.2"	379.90 mi	South	767.35 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
Santa Clara *	Sat 1:18 pm	123 km	76 miles	66 nm	SSW
Sancti Spíritus *	Sat 1:18 pm	157 km	98 miles	85 nm	S
Trinidad *	Sat 1:18 pm	184 km	115 miles	100 nm	SSW
Camagüey *	Sat 1:18 pm	261 km	162 miles	141 nm	SE
Nassau *	Sat 1:18 pm	278 km	173 miles	150 nm	NE
Miami *	Sat 1:18 pm	283 km	176 miles	153 nm	NNW
Key West *	Sat 1:18 pm	283 km	176 miles	153 nm	WNW
Hialeah *	Sat 1:18 pm	294 km	183 miles	159 nm	NNW
Hollywood *	Sat 1:18 pm	307 km	190 miles	166 nm	NNW
Havana *	Sat 1:18 pm	312 km	194 miles	168 nm	W