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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 28, 2024 at 23:08:00.

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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 28, 2024 at 23:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 39' North, Longitude: 167° 39' West

The ground speed is currently 431.25 meters/second, 1552.5 kilometres/hour, 964.7 miles/hour or 838.3 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° 14' 59.9"	16.08 mi	West	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	North	16.08 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.0"	964.29 mi	West	0° 00' 23.0"	0.44 mi	North	964.27 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 02.9"	2.20 mi	East	0° 09' 00.1"	10.32 mi	North	10.55 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 23:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 28' South, Longitude: 85° 03' East

The ground speed is currently 419.19 meters/second, 1509.1 kilometres/hour, 937.7 miles/hour or 814.8 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' 27.7"	15.63 mi	West	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	North	15.63 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 44.2"	937.34 mi	West	0° 12' 01.5"	13.79 mi	North	938.05 mi
24 hours	12° 34' 38.0"	815.23 mi	East	5° 18' 43.6"	365.33 mi	North	905.04 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	Tue 1:08 pm	1015 km	630 miles	548 nm	E
Midway	Tue 12:08 pm	1221 km	759 miles	659 nm	NW
Kiritimati	Wed 1:08 pm	2458 km	1527 miles	1327 nm	SSE
Baker Island	Tue 11:08 am	2561 km	1591 miles	1383 nm	SSW
Wake Island	Wed 11:08 am	2692 km	1673 miles	1454 nm	W
Majuro	Wed 11:08 am	2771 km	1722 miles	1496 nm	WSW
Tarawa	Wed 11:08 am	3069 km	1907 miles	1657 nm	SW
Adak *	Tue 2:08 pm	3441 km	2138 miles	1858 nm	N
Fakaofo	Wed 12:08 pm	3453 km	2146 miles	1865 nm	S
Unalaska *	Tue 3:08 pm	3577 km	2223 miles	1931 nm	N