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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 = Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 16:54:00.

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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 Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 16:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 59' North, Longitude: 74° 22' West

The ground speed is currently 436.07 meters/second, 1569.9 kilometres/hour, 975.5 miles/hour or 847.7 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"	16.26 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.26 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 57.9"	975.14 mi	West	0° 00' 31.2"	0.60 mi	North	975.11 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 54.0"	0.98 mi	East	0° 12' 20.3"	14.15 mi	North	14.18 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 16:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 57' South, Longitude: 62° 33' East

The ground speed is currently 449.00 meters/second, 1616.4 kilometres/hour, 1004.4 miles/hour or 872.8 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' 35.8"	16.74 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	South	16.74 mi
1 hour	14° 35' 47.5"	1004.21 mi	West	0° 14' 01.1"	16.05 mi	South	1004.12 mi
24 hours	9° 53' 30.5"	680.55 mi	East	5° 30' 31.7"	378.59 mi	South	774.87 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
Santiago de Cuba *	Sun 12:54 pm	153 km	95 miles	83 nm	W
Gonaïves *	Sun 12:54 pm	185 km	115 miles	100 nm	ESE
Holguín *	Sun 12:54 pm	222 km	138 miles	120 nm	WNW
Labadee *	Sun 12:54 pm	223 km	138 miles	120 nm	E
Cap-Haïtien *	Sun 12:54 pm	228 km	141 miles	123 nm	E
Port-au-Prince *	Sun 12:54 pm	265 km	165 miles	143 nm	SE
Providenciales *	Sun 12:54 pm	296 km	184 miles	160 nm	NE
Kingston	Sun 11:54 am	337 km	209 miles	182 nm	SW
Cockburn Harbour *	Sun 12:54 pm	339 km	211 miles	183 nm	ENE
San Juan de la Maguana	Sun 12:54 pm	354 km	220 miles	191 nm	ESE