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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, May 5, 2024 at 18:10:00.

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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, May 5, 2024 at 18:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 33' North, Longitude: 93° 20' West

The ground speed is currently 444.76 meters/second, 1601.1 kilometres/hour, 994.9 miles/hour or 864.5 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° 15' 00.0"	16.58 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.58 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.7"	994.67 mi	West	0° 00' 42.0"	0.80 mi	North	994.64 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 01.4"	1.13 mi	West	0° 16' 41.8"	19.14 mi	North	19.17 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 18:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 59' North, Longitude: 124° 27' West

The ground speed is currently 446.66 meters/second, 1608.0 kilometres/hour, 999.2 miles/hour or 868.2 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' 29.7"	16.65 mi	West	0° 00' 17.4"	0.33 mi	North	16.65 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 46.3"	998.92 mi	West	0° 17' 22.3"	19.89 mi	North	998.89 mi
24 hours	12° 17' 11.0"	846.65 mi	East	6° 45' 42.0"	464.68 mi	North	960.25 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
Tuxtla Gutierrez	Sun 12:10 pm	33 km	20 miles	18 nm	NE
San Cristobal de las Casas	Sun 12:10 pm	77 km	48 miles	42 nm	ENE
Villahermosa	Sun 12:10 pm	166 km	103 miles	90 nm	NNE
Quetzaltenango	Sun 12:10 pm	273 km	169 miles	147 nm	SE
Santa María Huatulco	Sun 12:10 pm	329 km	204 miles	178 nm	WSW
Oaxaca	Sun 12:10 pm	366 km	227 miles	197 nm	W
Guatemala City	Sun 12:10 pm	369 km	229 miles	199 nm	SE
Escuintla	Sun 12:10 pm	370 km	230 miles	200 nm	SE
Veracruz	Sun 12:10 pm	417 km	259 miles	225 nm	NW
Punta Gorda	Sun 12:10 pm	486 km	302 miles	263 nm	E