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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 = Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 05:12:00.

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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 Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 05:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 14' North, Longitude: 101° 16' East

The ground speed is currently 447.68 meters/second, 1611.7 kilometres/hour, 1001.4 miles/hour or 870.2 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' 00.1"	16.69 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	North	16.69 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.2"	1001.23 mi	West	0° 00' 45.0"	0.86 mi	North	1001.21 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 40.2"	1.86 mi	West	0° 17' 54.1"	20.52 mi	North	20.60 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 05:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 57' South, Longitude: 14° 05' East

The ground speed is currently 411.56 meters/second, 1481.6 kilometres/hour, 920.6 miles/hour or 800.0 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' 26.6"	15.34 mi	West	0° 00' 10.2"	0.20 mi	North	15.34 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 44.2"	920.21 mi	West	0° 10' 24.0"	11.93 mi	North	920.88 mi
24 hours	13° 01' 07.9"	829.39 mi	East	4° 46' 07.1"	328.05 mi	North	904.50 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
Nakhon Ratchasima	Wed 12:12 pm	94 km	58 miles	51 nm	ESE
Nakhon Sawan	Wed 12:12 pm	133 km	83 miles	72 nm	WNW
Bangkok	Wed 12:12 pm	186 km	116 miles	101 nm	SSW
Khon Kaen	Wed 12:12 pm	214 km	133 miles	115 nm	NE
Kanchanaburi	Wed 12:12 pm	230 km	143 miles	124 nm	SW
Pattaya	Wed 12:12 pm	257 km	160 miles	139 nm	S
Udon Thani	Wed 12:12 pm	290 km	180 miles	157 nm	NNE
Battambang	Wed 12:12 pm	314 km	195 miles	170 nm	SE
Vientiane	Wed 12:12 pm	335 km	208 miles	181 nm	NNE
Siem Reap	Wed 12:12 pm	347 km	216 miles	188 nm	SE