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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 17:52:00.

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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 17:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 06' North, Longitude: 88° 52' West

The ground speed is currently 443.48 meters/second, 1596.5 kilometres/hour, 992.0 miles/hour or 862.0 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"	16.53 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.53 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.0"	991.78 mi	West	0° 00' 40.6"	0.78 mi	North	991.75 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 44.3"	0.82 mi	West	0° 16' 08.1"	18.49 mi	North	18.51 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 17:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 46' North, Longitude: 94° 59' West

The ground speed is currently 425.75 meters/second, 1532.7 kilometres/hour, 952.4 miles/hour or 827.6 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' 27.0"	15.87 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	North	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 03.7"	951.97 mi	West	0° 13' 59.5"	16.04 mi	North	951.49 mi
24 hours	13° 30' 13.5"	889.60 mi	East	5° 00' 25.0"	344.43 mi	North	941.22 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
Belmopan	Tue 11:52 am	20 km	12 miles	11 nm	NNE
Dangriga	Tue 11:52 am	70 km	44 miles	38 nm	ESE
Belize City	Tue 11:52 am	84 km	52 miles	46 nm	ENE
Punta Gorda	Tue 11:52 am	111 km	69 miles	60 nm	S
Orange Walk Town	Tue 11:52 am	113 km	70 miles	61 nm	NNE
San Pedro	Tue 11:52 am	132 km	82 miles	71 nm	NE
Chetumal	Tue 12:52 pm	166 km	103 miles	90 nm	NNE
Choloma	Tue 11:52 am	192 km	119 miles	104 nm	SSE
San Pedro Sula	Tue 11:52 am	198 km	123 miles	107 nm	SSE
Tela	Tue 11:52 am	210 km	130 miles	113 nm	SE