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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, June 2, 2024 at 01:18:00.

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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, June 2, 2024 at 01:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 14' North, Longitude: 160° 01' East

The ground speed is currently 429.51 meters/second, 1546.2 kilometres/hour, 960.8 miles/hour or 834.9 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° 14' 59.9"	16.01 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	North	16.01 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.9"	960.39 mi	West	0° 00' 19.0"	0.36 mi	North	960.38 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 28.5"	2.64 mi	East	0° 07' 25.9"	8.52 mi	North	8.92 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 01:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 01' North, Longitude: 101° 27' East

The ground speed is currently 447.11 meters/second, 1609.6 kilometres/hour, 1000.1 miles/hour or 869.1 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' 30.6"	16.67 mi	West	0° 00' 16.8"	0.32 mi	North	16.67 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 41.7"	999.92 mi	West	0° 16' 48.7"	19.25 mi	North	999.89 mi
24 hours	11° 54' 44.9"	820.84 mi	East	6° 33' 10.1"	450.33 mi	North	931.07 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
Wake Island	Sun 1:18 pm	764 km	475 miles	413 nm	ESE
Palikir	Sun 12:18 pm	1706 km	1060 miles	921 nm	S
Hagåtña	Sun 11:18 am	1883 km	1170 miles	1017 nm	WSW
Majuro	Sun 1:18 pm	2073 km	1288 miles	1119 nm	SE
Midway	Sat 2:18 pm	2369 km	1472 miles	1279 nm	ENE
Yokohama	Sun 10:18 am	2466 km	1532 miles	1332 nm	NW
Tokyo	Sun 10:18 am	2470 km	1535 miles	1334 nm	NW
Yaren	Sun 1:18 pm	2629 km	1634 miles	1420 nm	SSE
Tarawa	Sun 1:18 pm	2698 km	1677 miles	1457 nm	SSE
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	Sun 12:18 pm	3152 km	1958 miles	1702 nm	NNW