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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 4, 2024 at 21:48:00.

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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 4, 2024 at 21:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 19' North, Longitude: 147° 49' West

The ground speed is currently 445.31 meters/second, 1603.1 kilometres/hour, 996.1 miles/hour or 865.6 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' 00.1"	16.60 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.60 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.9"	995.90 mi	West	0° 00' 42.6"	0.81 mi	North	995.87 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 08.7"	1.27 mi	West	0° 16' 55.9"	19.40 mi	North	19.45 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 21:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 57' South, Longitude: 170° 53' East

The ground speed is currently 448.50 meters/second, 1614.6 kilometres/hour, 1003.3 miles/hour or 871.8 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' 30.2"	16.72 mi	West	0° 00' 17.5"	0.33 mi	North	16.72 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 11.4"	1003.05 mi	West	0° 17' 31.4"	20.07 mi	North	1003.29 mi
24 hours	347° 59' 43.2"	830.25 mi	West	6° 59' 39.7"	480.58 mi	North	958.26 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 11:48 am	1194 km	742 miles	645 nm	WNW
Kiritimati	Sun 11:48 am	1908 km	1185 miles	1030 nm	SW
Midway	Sat 10:48 am	3307 km	2055 miles	1786 nm	WNW
San Francisco *	Sat 2:48 pm	3443 km	2139 miles	1859 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Sat 2:48 pm	3548 km	2205 miles	1916 nm	NE
Baker Island	Sat 9:48 am	3616 km	2247 miles	1952 nm	WSW
Papeete	Sat 11:48 am	3748 km	2329 miles	2024 nm	S
Fakaofo	Sun 10:48 am	3834 km	2382 miles	2070 nm	SW
Las Vegas *	Sat 2:48 pm	3903 km	2425 miles	2107 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Sat 2:48 pm	4022 km	2499 miles	2172 nm	ENE