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 = Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 19:30:00.
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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 Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 19:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 442.79 meters/second, 1594.0 kilometres/hour, 990.5 miles/hour or 860.7 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° 15' 00.0" | 26.57 km | West | 0° 00' 00.7" | 0.02 km | North | 26.57 km |
1 hour | 15° 00' 01.5" | 1593.63 km | West | 0° 00' 39.9" | 1.23 km | North | 1593.58 km |
24 hours | 0° 00' 35.2" | 1.04 km | West | 0° 15' 49.4" | 29.19 km | North | 29.21 km |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 19:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 410.55 meters/second, 1478.0 kilometres/hour, 918.4 miles/hour or 798.0 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' 25.2" | 24.63 km | West | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.33 km | North | 24.63 km |
1 hour | 14° 25' 16.7" | 1477.20 km | West | 0° 10' 29.9" | 19.38 km | North | 1476.36 km |
24 hours | 14° 07' 56.6" | 1447.63 km | East | 3° 26' 36.6" | 381.44 km | North | 1478.19 km |
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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Puerto Vallarta | Wed 13:30 | 929 km | 577 miles | 501 nm | ENE |
Mazatlan | Wed 12:30 | 972 km | 604 miles | 525 nm | NE |
Guadalajara | Wed 13:30 | 1116 km | 694 miles | 603 nm | ENE |
Aguascalientes | Wed 13:30 | 1264 km | 785 miles | 683 nm | ENE |
Leon | Wed 13:30 | 1297 km | 806 miles | 700 nm | ENE |
Hermosillo | Wed 12:30 | 1320 km | 820 miles | 712 nm | N |
San Luis Potosi | Wed 13:30 | 1402 km | 871 miles | 757 nm | ENE |
Acapulco | Wed 13:30 | 1438 km | 893 miles | 776 nm | E |
Chihuahua | Wed 13:30 | 1454 km | 903 miles | 785 nm | NNE |
Mexico City | Wed 13:30 | 1522 km | 946 miles | 822 nm | E |
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