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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 = Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 06:12:00.

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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 Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 06:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 07' North, Longitude: 86° 12' East

The ground speed is currently 445.73 meters/second, 1604.6 kilometres/hour, 997.1 miles/hour or 866.4 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"	16.62 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.62 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.3"	996.84 mi	West	0° 00' 43.0"	0.82 mi	North	996.81 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 14.4"	1.37 mi	West	0° 17' 06.3"	19.61 mi	North	19.65 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 06:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 28' South, Longitude: 37° 08' East

The ground speed is currently 446.50 meters/second, 1607.4 kilometres/hour, 998.8 miles/hour or 867.9 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' 30.0"	16.64 mi	West	0° 00' 17.0"	0.33 mi	North	16.65 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 08.8"	998.58 mi	West	0° 17' 08.8"	19.64 mi	North	999.01 mi
24 hours	11° 55' 43.1"	821.37 mi	East	6° 58' 10.2"	478.87 mi	North	953.14 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
Visakhapatnam	Sat 11:42 am	361 km	224 miles	195 nm	WNW
Kakinada	Sat 11:42 am	433 km	269 miles	234 nm	WNW
Bhubaneshwar	Sat 11:42 am	459 km	285 miles	248 nm	N
Chennai	Sat 11:42 am	721 km	448 miles	389 nm	WSW
Kolkata	Sat 11:42 am	750 km	466 miles	405 nm	NNE
Khulna	Sat 12:12 pm	821 km	510 miles	443 nm	NNE
Durgapur	Sat 11:42 am	824 km	512 miles	445 nm	N
Hyderabad	Sat 11:42 am	834 km	518 miles	451 nm	W
Chittagong	Sat 12:12 pm	908 km	564 miles	490 nm	NE
Chandpur	Sat 12:12 pm	914 km	568 miles	494 nm	NNE