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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 23:02:00.

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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 23:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 45' North, Longitude: 166° 17' West

The ground speed is currently 446.56 meters/second, 1607.6 kilometres/hour, 998.9 miles/hour or 868.1 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"	16.65 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.65 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.6"	998.72 mi	West	0° 00' 43.9"	0.84 mi	North	998.69 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 25.5"	1.58 mi	West	0° 17' 27.1"	20.00 mi	North	20.06 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 23:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 56' South, Longitude: 128° 55' East

The ground speed is currently 434.93 meters/second, 1565.7 kilometres/hour, 972.9 miles/hour or 845.4 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' 29.1"	16.21 mi	West	0° 00' 15.1"	0.29 mi	North	16.22 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 11.1"	972.62 mi	West	0° 15' 12.8"	17.43 mi	North	973.31 mi
24 hours	12° 08' 39.8"	815.42 mi	East	6° 25' 37.1"	441.74 mi	North	935.79 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	Thu 1:02 pm	1081 km	672 miles	584 nm	NE
Midway	Thu 12:02 pm	1792 km	1113 miles	968 nm	NW
Kiritimati	Fri 1:02 pm	1822 km	1132 miles	984 nm	SSE
Baker Island	Thu 11:02 am	2053 km	1276 miles	1109 nm	SW
Majuro	Fri 11:02 am	2617 km	1626 miles	1413 nm	WSW
Tarawa	Fri 11:02 am	2773 km	1723 miles	1497 nm	WSW
Fakaofo	Fri 12:02 pm	2830 km	1758 miles	1528 nm	SSW
Wake Island	Fri 11:02 am	2899 km	1801 miles	1565 nm	WNW
Funafuti	Fri 11:02 am	3125 km	1942 miles	1688 nm	SSW
Apia	Fri 12:02 pm	3327 km	2067 miles	1796 nm	S