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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 = Monday, May 6, 2024 at 22:32:00.

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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 Monday, May 6, 2024 at 22:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 53' North, Longitude: 158° 51' West

The ground speed is currently 444.00 meters/second, 1598.4 kilometres/hour, 993.2 miles/hour or 863.1 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"	16.55 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.55 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.2"	992.95 mi	West	0° 00' 41.2"	0.79 mi	North	992.92 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 51.3"	0.94 mi	West	0° 16' 21.8"	18.76 mi	North	18.78 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, May 6, 2024 at 22:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 12° 55' North, Longitude: 175° 22' West

The ground speed is currently 436.37 meters/second, 1570.9 kilometres/hour, 976.1 miles/hour or 848.2 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' 28.4"	16.27 mi	West	0° 00' 15.9"	0.30 mi	North	16.27 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 22.8"	975.80 mi	West	0° 15' 52.6"	18.19 mi	North	975.45 mi
24 hours	12° 57' 26.0"	873.62 mi	East	5° 55' 07.5"	406.97 mi	North	952.94 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
Honolulu	Mon 12:32 pm	502 km	312 miles	271 nm	NNE
Hilo	Mon 12:32 pm	507 km	315 miles	274 nm	NE
Wailuku	Mon 12:32 pm	509 km	316 miles	275 nm	NNE
Kiritimati	Tue 12:32 pm	1669 km	1037 miles	901 nm	S
Midway	Mon 11:32 am	2276 km	1414 miles	1229 nm	NW
Baker Island	Mon 10:32 am	2672 km	1660 miles	1443 nm	SW
Fakaofo	Tue 11:32 am	3205 km	1991 miles	1730 nm	SSW
Majuro	Tue 10:32 am	3412 km	2120 miles	1842 nm	WSW
Tarawa	Tue 10:32 am	3525 km	2190 miles	1903 nm	WSW
Wake Island	Tue 10:32 am	3656 km	2271 miles	1974 nm	W