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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 18, 2024 at 22:38:00.

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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 18, 2024 at 22:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 49' North, Longitude: 160° 22' West

The ground speed is currently 436.51 meters/second, 1571.4 kilometres/hour, 976.5 miles/hour or 848.5 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"	16.27 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.27 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 58.1"	976.13 mi	West	0° 00' 31.9"	0.61 mi	North	976.10 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 48.0"	0.87 mi	East	0° 12' 35.9"	14.45 mi	North	14.47 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 22:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 1° 40' South, Longitude: 30° 45' West

The ground speed is currently 451.48 meters/second, 1625.3 kilometres/hour, 1009.9 miles/hour or 877.6 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' 36.2"	16.83 mi	West	0° 00' 14.2"	0.27 mi	South	16.83 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 16.2"	1009.78 mi	West	0° 14' 09.9"	16.22 mi	South	1009.85 mi
24 hours	9° 36' 19.9"	664.14 mi	East	5° 38' 00.8"	387.10 mi	South	766.98 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	Sat 12:38 pm	310 km	193 miles	167 nm	ENE
Wailuku	Sat 12:38 pm	421 km	262 miles	227 nm	ENE
Hilo	Sat 12:38 pm	555 km	345 miles	299 nm	E
Midway	Sat 11:38 am	1961 km	1218 miles	1059 nm	WNW
Kiritimati	Sun 12:38 pm	2013 km	1251 miles	1087 nm	S
Baker Island	Sat 10:38 am	2792 km	1735 miles	1508 nm	SW
Majuro	Sun 10:38 am	3359 km	2087 miles	1814 nm	WSW
Fakaofo	Sun 11:38 am	3439 km	2137 miles	1857 nm	SSW
Wake Island	Sun 10:38 am	3456 km	2147 miles	1866 nm	W
Tarawa	Sun 10:38 am	3542 km	2201 miles	1913 nm	WSW