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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, May 2, 2024 at 03:36:00.

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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, May 2, 2024 at 03:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 31' North, Longitude: 125° 15' East

The ground speed is currently 447.08 meters/second, 1609.5 kilometres/hour, 1000.1 miles/hour or 869.1 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' 00.1"	16.67 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.67 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.0"	999.89 mi	West	0° 00' 44.4"	0.85 mi	North	999.86 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 32.4"	1.71 mi	West	0° 17' 39.9"	20.24 mi	North	20.31 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 03:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 32' South, Longitude: 50° 15' East

The ground speed is currently 424.38 meters/second, 1527.8 kilometres/hour, 949.3 miles/hour or 824.9 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' 28.1"	15.82 mi	West	0° 00' 13.2"	0.25 mi	North	15.82 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 07.5"	948.96 mi	West	0° 13' 16.2"	15.21 mi	North	949.69 mi
24 hours	12° 29' 35.1"	819.44 mi	East	5° 46' 49.8"	397.46 mi	North	921.87 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
Tuguegarao	Thu 11:36 am	442 km	275 miles	239 nm	WNW
Quezon City	Thu 11:36 am	459 km	285 miles	248 nm	W
Cabuyao	Thu 11:36 am	464 km	288 miles	251 nm	WSW
Manila	Thu 11:36 am	470 km	292 miles	254 nm	WSW
Bulacan	Thu 11:36 am	476 km	296 miles	257 nm	W
Tarlac City	Thu 11:36 am	499 km	310 miles	270 nm	W
Angeles	Thu 11:36 am	502 km	312 miles	271 nm	W
Mabalacat	Thu 11:36 am	502 km	312 miles	271 nm	W
Olongapo	Thu 11:36 am	538 km	335 miles	291 nm	W
Cebu City	Thu 11:36 am	594 km	369 miles	321 nm	SSW