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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 5, 2024 at 11:24:00.

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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 5, 2024 at 11:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 28' North, Longitude: 8° 10' East

The ground speed is currently 444.94 meters/second, 1601.8 kilometres/hour, 995.3 miles/hour or 864.9 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"	16.59 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.59 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.7"	995.08 mi	West	0° 00' 42.2"	0.81 mi	North	995.05 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 03.8"	1.18 mi	West	0° 16' 46.5"	19.23 mi	North	19.26 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 11:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 3° 01' North, Longitude: 26° 21' West

The ground speed is currently 447.83 meters/second, 1612.2 kilometres/hour, 1001.8 miles/hour or 870.5 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' 29.9"	16.69 mi	West	0° 00' 17.5"	0.33 mi	North	16.70 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 58.1"	1001.55 mi	West	0° 17' 30.3"	20.05 mi	North	1001.61 mi
24 hours	12° 10' 15.9"	840.72 mi	East	6° 52' 23.2"	472.30 mi	North	960.23 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
Agadez	Sun 12:24 pm	59 km	37 miles	32 nm	NNW
Arlit	Sun 12:24 pm	264 km	164 miles	143 nm	NNW
Zinder	Sun 12:24 pm	308 km	191 miles	166 nm	SSE
Maradi	Sun 12:24 pm	349 km	217 miles	188 nm	SSW
Katsina	Sun 12:24 pm	390 km	243 miles	211 nm	S
Sokoto	Sun 12:24 pm	492 km	306 miles	266 nm	SW
Kano	Sun 12:24 pm	497 km	309 miles	268 nm	S
Dutse	Sun 12:24 pm	543 km	338 miles	293 nm	SSE
Zaria	Sun 12:24 pm	601 km	373 miles	324 nm	S
Birnin Kebbi	Sun 12:24 pm	617 km	384 miles	333 nm	SW