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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 = Thursday, November 30, 2023 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 Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 19:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 42' South, Longitude: 119° 50' West

The ground speed is currently 431.06 meters/second, 1551.8 kilometres/hour, 964.3 miles/hour or 837.9 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' 59.7"	16.07 mi	West	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	South	16.07 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 46.4"	963.88 mi	West	0° 00' 24.0"	0.46 mi	South	963.86 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 31.9"	5.93 mi	East	0° 09' 23.6"	10.77 mi	South	12.30 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 19:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 05' North, Longitude: 105° 34' East

The ground speed is currently 398.52 meters/second, 1434.7 kilometres/hour, 891.5 miles/hour or 774.7 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' 27.9"	14.86 mi	West	0° 00' 04.3"	0.09 mi	South	14.86 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 53.8"	890.99 mi	West	0° 04' 30.8"	5.18 mi	South	891.31 mi
24 hours	12° 27' 11.2"	767.18 mi	East	2° 23' 47.7"	164.98 mi	South	792.47 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
Adamstown	Thu 11:48 am	1114 km	692 miles	602 nm	WSW
Easter Island *	Thu 2:48 pm	1220 km	758 miles	659 nm	ESE
Papeete	Thu 9:48 am	3148 km	1956 miles	1700 nm	W
Galapagos Islands	Thu 1:48 pm	4005 km	2489 miles	2163 nm	ENE
Rarotonga	Thu 9:48 am	4129 km	2566 miles	2229 nm	W
Lima	Thu 2:48 pm	4667 km	2900 miles	2520 nm	E
Kiritimati	Fri 9:48 am	4840 km	3008 miles	2614 nm	WNW
Santiago *	Thu 4:48 pm	4980 km	3094 miles	2689 nm	ESE
Quito	Thu 2:48 pm	5073 km	3152 miles	2739 nm	ENE
Mexico City	Thu 1:48 pm	5076 km	3154 miles	2741 nm	NNE