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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 = Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 00:16:00.

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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 Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 00:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 54' North, Longitude: 175° 09' East

The ground speed is currently 443.95 meters/second, 1598.2 kilometres/hour, 993.1 miles/hour or 863.0 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"	992.84 mi	West	0° 00' 41.1"	0.79 mi	North	992.81 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 50.7"	0.93 mi	West	0° 16' 20.6"	18.73 mi	North	18.76 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 00:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 23' North, Longitude: 159° 32' East

The ground speed is currently 435.51 meters/second, 1567.8 kilometres/hour, 974.2 miles/hour or 846.6 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' 28.2"	16.23 mi	West	0° 00' 15.8"	0.30 mi	North	16.24 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 16.3"	973.86 mi	West	0° 15' 44.3"	18.03 mi	North	973.49 mi
24 hours	13° 00' 18.5"	875.22 mi	East	5° 50' 52.0"	402.11 mi	North	952.10 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
Wake Island	Tue 12:16 pm	937 km	582 miles	506 nm	WNW
Majuro	Tue 12:16 pm	1159 km	720 miles	626 nm	SSW
Midway	Mon 1:16 pm	1470 km	913 miles	793 nm	NNE
Tarawa	Tue 12:16 pm	1728 km	1074 miles	933 nm	S
Baker Island	Mon 12:16 pm	2063 km	1282 miles	1114 nm	SSE
Yaren	Tue 12:16 pm	2130 km	1323 miles	1150 nm	SSW
Palikir	Tue 11:16 am	2152 km	1337 miles	1162 nm	WSW
Funafuti	Tue 12:16 pm	2846 km	1769 miles	1537 nm	S
Honolulu	Mon 2:16 pm	2879 km	1789 miles	1555 nm	ENE
Fakaofo	Tue 1:16 pm	3270 km	2032 miles	1766 nm	SSE