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.
June Solstice 2024
UTC time = Thursday, 20 June 2024, 20:50:00.
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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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= Nautical Twilight
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Thursday, 20 June 2024, 20:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 425.72 meters/second, 1532.6 kilometres/hour, 952.3 miles/hour or 827.5 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° 14' 59.9" | 25.54 km | West | 0° 00' 00.0" | 0.00 km | South | 25.54 km |
| 1 hour | 14° 59' 51.8" | 1531.90 km | West | 0° 00' 00.0" | 0.00 km | South | 1531.90 km |
| 24 hours | 0° 03' 14.2" | 5.51 km | East | 0° 00' 12.4" | 0.39 km | South | 5.53 km |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Thursday, 20 June 2024, 20:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 397.65 meters/second, 1431.5 kilometres/hour, 889.5 miles/hour or 773.0 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
| 1 minute | 0° 14' 25.9" | 23.86 km | West | 0° 00' 05.0" | 0.15 km | South | 23.86 km |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 52.4" | 1430.64 km | West | 0° 04' 57.1" | 9.15 km | South | 1430.14 km |
| 24 hours | 14° 00' 24.1" | 1388.60 km | East | 1° 13' 59.5" | 136.66 km | South | 1387.58 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tijuana * | Thu 13:50 | 1785 km | 1109 miles | 964 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles * | Thu 13:50 | 1785 km | 1109 miles | 964 nm | NE |
| San Diego * | Thu 13:50 | 1785 km | 1109 miles | 964 nm | NE |
| San Jose (USA) * | Thu 13:50 | 1821 km | 1132 miles | 983 nm |  NNE |
| San Francisco * | Thu 13:50 | 1836 km | 1141 miles | 991 nm | NNE |
| Oakland * | Thu 13:50 | 1845 km | 1147 miles | 996 nm | NNE |
| Mexicali * | Thu 13:50 | 1921 km | 1193 miles | 1037 nm | NE |
| Sacramento * | Thu 13:50 | 1955 km | 1215 miles | 1056 nm | NNE |
| Las Vegas * | Thu 13:50 | 2149 km | 1336 miles | 1161 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Thu 13:50 | 2194 km | 1363 miles | 1185 nm |  ENE |
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