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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 10:56:00.

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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, May 19, 2024 at 10:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 56' North, Longitude: 15° 08' East

The ground speed is currently 436.21 meters/second, 1570.4 kilometres/hour, 975.8 miles/hour or 847.9 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° 15' 00.0"	16.26 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.26 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 57.9"	975.46 mi	West	0° 00' 31.5"	0.60 mi	North	975.43 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 52.0"	0.94 mi	East	0° 12' 25.4"	14.24 mi	North	14.28 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 34' South, Longitude: 149° 39' East

The ground speed is currently 450.10 meters/second, 1620.4 kilometres/hour, 1006.9 miles/hour or 874.9 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' 36.0"	16.78 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	South	16.78 mi
1 hour	14° 35' 59.3"	1006.69 mi	West	0° 14' 05.6"	16.14 mi	South	1006.65 mi
24 hours	9° 46' 55.1"	674.50 mi	East	5° 33' 41.5"	382.19 mi	South	772.06 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
Faya-Largeau	Sun 11:56 am	473 km	294 miles	255 nm	ESE
Sabha	Sun 12:56 pm	791 km	491 miles	427 nm	N
Arlit	Sun 11:56 am	824 km	512 miles	445 nm	W
N'Djamena	Sun 11:56 am	865 km	538 miles	467 nm	S
Abéché	Sun 11:56 am	907 km	564 miles	490 nm	SE
Zinder	Sun 11:56 am	942 km	585 miles	508 nm	SW
Kufra	Sun 12:56 pm	965 km	600 miles	521 nm	ENE
Kano	Sun 11:56 am	1127 km	700 miles	608 nm	SW
Tripoli	Sun 12:56 pm	1450 km	901 miles	783 nm	N
Abuja	Sun 11:56 am	1457 km	905 miles	787 nm	SW