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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 19, 2024 at 22:28:00.

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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = The Moon's position at its zenith in relation to an observer (Moon phase is not shown).

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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point

On Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 22:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 02' North, Longitude: 157° 52' West

The ground speed is currently 435.94 meters/second, 1569.4 kilometres/hour, 975.2 miles/hour or 847.4 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 15' 00.0"16.25 miWest0° 00' 00.5"0.01 miNorth16.25 mi
1 hour14° 59' 57.8"974.84 miWest0° 00' 31.0"0.59 miNorth974.81 mi
24 hours0° 00' 55.9"1.01 miEast0° 12' 15.5"14.06 miNorth14.09 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 22:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 7° 15' South, Longitude: 18° 42' West

The ground speed is currently 447.72 meters/second, 1611.8 kilometres/hour, 1001.5 miles/hour or 870.3 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 35.6"16.69 miWest0° 00' 13.9"0.27 miSouth16.69 mi
1 hour14° 35' 34.1"1001.33 miWest0° 13' 55.3"15.95 miSouth1001.19 mi
24 hours10° 00' 29.9"686.76 miEast5° 26' 54.3"374.47 miSouth777.67 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
HonoluluSun 12:28 pm142 km88 miles77 nmNorth N
KapoleiSun 12:28 pm146 km91 miles79 nmNorth N
WaipahuSun 12:28 pm151 km94 miles82 nmNorth N
Napili-HonokowaiSun 12:28 pm162 km101 miles87 nmNortheast NE
WailukuSun 12:28 pm171 km106 miles92 nmNortheast NE
Kailua-KonaSun 12:28 pm200 km124 miles108 nmEast-southeast ESE
HiloSun 12:28 pm293 km182 miles158 nmEast E
KiritimatiMon 12:28 pm2010 km1249 miles1085 nmSouth S
MidwaySun 11:28 am2177 km1353 miles1176 nmWest-northwest WNW
Baker IslandSun 10:28 am2988 km1857 miles1614 nmSouthwest SW

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