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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 = Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 17:48:00.

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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 Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 17:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 31' North, Longitude: 85° 30' West

The ground speed is currently 431.67 meters/second, 1554.0 kilometres/hour, 965.6 miles/hour or 839.1 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"	16.09 mi	West	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	South	16.09 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.1"	965.25 mi	West	0° 00' 23.6"	0.45 mi	South	965.28 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 27.5"	1.56 mi	East	0° 09' 39.2"	11.07 mi	South	11.18 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 17:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 43' South, Longitude: 8° 33' East

The ground speed is currently 437.92 meters/second, 1576.5 kilometres/hour, 979.6 miles/hour or 851.2 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' 34.3"	16.32 mi	West	0° 00' 12.7"	0.24 mi	South	16.33 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 22.2"	979.29 mi	West	0° 12' 46.6"	14.64 mi	South	978.96 mi
24 hours	10° 36' 44.0"	713.19 mi	East	4° 52' 10.6"	334.84 mi	South	780.40 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
Cancún	Sun 12:48 pm	145 km	90 miles	79 nm	WSW
Cozumel	Sun 12:48 pm	188 km	117 miles	102 nm	SW
Playa del Carmen	Sun 12:48 pm	191 km	119 miles	103 nm	WSW
Pinar del Río *	Sun 1:48 pm	211 km	131 miles	114 nm	ENE
Havana *	Sun 1:48 pm	369 km	229 miles	199 nm	ENE
Merida	Sun 11:48 am	432 km	269 miles	233 nm	W
Chetumal	Sun 12:48 pm	445 km	276 miles	240 nm	SW
San Pedro	Sun 11:48 am	474 km	295 miles	256 nm	SSW
George Town (Cayman)	Sun 12:48 pm	496 km	308 miles	268 nm	ESE
Orange Walk Town	Sun 11:48 am	498 km	309 miles	269 nm	SW