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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 04:32:00.

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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 04:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 52' North, Longitude: 111° 08' East

The ground speed is currently 436.37 meters/second, 1570.9 kilometres/hour, 976.1 miles/hour or 848.2 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° 15' 00.0"	16.27 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.27 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 58.0"	975.81 mi	West	0° 00' 31.7"	0.61 mi	North	975.78 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 50.0"	0.90 mi	East	0° 12' 30.9"	14.35 mi	North	14.38 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 04:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 3° 03' South, Longitude: 116° 54' West

The ground speed is currently 450.97 meters/second, 1623.5 kilometres/hour, 1008.8 miles/hour or 876.6 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' 36.1"	16.81 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	South	16.81 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 09.4"	1008.64 mi	West	0° 14' 08.6"	16.20 mi	South	1008.66 mi
24 hours	9° 40' 54.2"	668.75 mi	East	5° 36' 17.8"	385.15 mi	South	769.30 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
Haikou	Sun 12:32 pm	85 km	53 miles	46 nm	WNW
Zhanjiang	Sun 12:32 pm	175 km	109 miles	95 nm	NNW
Sanya	Sun 12:32 pm	248 km	154 miles	134 nm	SW
Macau	Sun 12:32 pm	360 km	223 miles	194 nm	NE
Foshan	Sun 12:32 pm	405 km	252 miles	219 nm	NNE
Hong Kong	Sun 12:32 pm	416 km	259 miles	225 nm	NE
Guangzhou	Sun 12:32 pm	423 km	263 miles	228 nm	NNE
Kowloon	Sun 12:32 pm	424 km	263 miles	229 nm	NE
Shenzhen	Sun 12:32 pm	424 km	263 miles	229 nm	NE
Nanning	Sun 12:32 pm	438 km	272 miles	236 nm	NW