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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 = Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 13:22:00.

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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 Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 13:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 03' North, Longitude: 21° 22' West

The ground speed is currently 443.60 meters/second, 1596.9 kilometres/hour, 992.3 miles/hour or 862.3 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"	16.54 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.54 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.0"	992.05 mi	West	0° 00' 40.8"	0.78 mi	North	992.02 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 46.0"	0.85 mi	West	0° 16' 11.3"	18.55 mi	North	18.57 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 13:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 42' North, Longitude: 29° 57' West

The ground speed is currently 428.38 meters/second, 1542.2 kilometres/hour, 958.3 miles/hour or 832.7 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' 27.3"	15.97 mi	West	0° 00' 14.5"	0.28 mi	North	15.97 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 22.9"	957.87 mi	West	0° 14' 29.7"	16.61 mi	North	957.40 mi
24 hours	13° 22' 35.1"	886.34 mi	East	5° 14' 31.4"	360.57 mi	North	944.40 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
Santa Maria	Tue 12:22 pm	172 km	107 miles	93 nm	WSW
Praia	Tue 12:22 pm	329 km	205 miles	178 nm	SW
Mindelo	Tue 12:22 pm	386 km	240 miles	209 nm	W
Dakar	Tue 1:22 pm	496 km	308 miles	268 nm	ESE
Saint-Louis	Tue 1:22 pm	531 km	330 miles	287 nm	ESE
Thiès	Tue 1:22 pm	536 km	333 miles	290 nm	ESE
Nouakchott	Tue 1:22 pm	583 km	362 miles	315 nm	ENE
Rosso	Tue 1:22 pm	596 km	370 miles	322 nm	E
Nouadhibou	Tue 1:22 pm	627 km	390 miles	339 nm	NE
Touba	Tue 1:22 pm	635 km	395 miles	343 nm	ESE