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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 = Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 00:12:00.

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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 Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 00:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 40' North, Longitude: 176° 22' East

The ground speed is currently 431.23 meters/second, 1552.4 kilometres/hour, 964.6 miles/hour or 838.2 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° 14' 59.9"	16.08 mi	West	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	North	16.08 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.0"	964.25 mi	West	0° 00' 22.8"	0.44 mi	North	964.22 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 03.2"	2.20 mi	East	0° 08' 59.0"	10.30 mi	North	10.53 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 00:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 15' South, Longitude: 69° 38' East

The ground speed is currently 419.81 meters/second, 1511.3 kilometres/hour, 939.1 miles/hour or 816.0 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' 27.7"	15.65 mi	West	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	North	15.65 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 48.9"	938.72 mi	West	0° 12' 09.1"	13.93 mi	North	939.43 mi
24 hours	12° 32' 52.1"	814.44 mi	East	5° 21' 21.8"	368.34 mi	North	905.47 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
Midway	Tue 1:12 pm	962 km	598 miles	520 nm	NE
Wake Island	Wed 12:12 pm	1047 km	650 miles	565 nm	WSW
Majuro	Wed 12:12 pm	1699 km	1056 miles	917 nm	SSW
Tarawa	Wed 12:12 pm	2269 km	1410 miles	1225 nm	S
Baker Island	Tue 12:12 pm	2499 km	1553 miles	1349 nm	SSE
Palikir	Wed 11:12 am	2547 km	1583 miles	1375 nm	SW
Yaren	Wed 12:12 pm	2662 km	1654 miles	1438 nm	SSW
Honolulu	Tue 2:12 pm	2669 km	1659 miles	1441 nm	E
Funafuti	Wed 12:12 pm	3353 km	2084 miles	1811 nm	S
Adak *	Tue 3:12 pm	3406 km	2116 miles	1839 nm	N