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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 15, 2024 at 04:32:00.

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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 Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 04:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 59' North, Longitude: 111° 06' East

The ground speed is currently 438.76 meters/second, 1579.5 kilometres/hour, 981.5 miles/hour or 852.9 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° 15' 00.0"	16.36 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.36 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 59.3"	981.19 mi	West	0° 00' 35.0"	0.67 mi	North	981.16 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 18.0"	0.33 mi	East	0° 13' 51.0"	15.88 mi	North	15.88 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 04:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 17' North, Longitude: 156° 08' West

The ground speed is currently 427.41 meters/second, 1538.7 kilometres/hour, 956.1 miles/hour or 830.8 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' 33.1"	15.93 mi	West	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	South	15.93 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 07.0"	955.79 mi	West	0° 11' 26.2"	13.11 mi	South	956.40 mi
24 hours	10° 24' 13.2"	683.42 mi	East	4° 50' 49.6"	333.29 mi	South	768.14 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
Haikou	Wed 12:32 pm	142 km	88 miles	77 nm	NNW
Sanya	Wed 12:32 pm	186 km	116 miles	101 nm	WSW
Zhanjiang	Wed 12:32 pm	266 km	165 miles	143 nm	NNW
Macau	Wed 12:32 pm	438 km	272 miles	237 nm	NE
Da Nang	Wed 11:32 am	444 km	276 miles	240 nm	SW
Huế	Wed 11:32 am	465 km	289 miles	251 nm	SW
Hong Kong	Wed 12:32 pm	489 km	304 miles	264 nm	NE
Foshan	Wed 12:32 pm	494 km	307 miles	267 nm	NNE
Kowloon	Wed 12:32 pm	496 km	308 miles	268 nm	NE
Shenzhen	Wed 12:32 pm	500 km	311 miles	270 nm	NE