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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 = Monday, May 6, 2024 at 17:58:00.

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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 Monday, May 6, 2024 at 17:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 50' North, Longitude: 90° 21' West

The ground speed is currently 444.12 meters/second, 1598.8 kilometres/hour, 993.5 miles/hour or 863.3 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"	16.56 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.56 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.4"	993.23 mi	West	0° 00' 41.3"	0.79 mi	North	993.20 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 52.9"	0.97 mi	West	0° 16' 25.0"	18.82 mi	North	18.84 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, May 6, 2024 at 17:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 11° 42' North, Longitude: 109° 16' West

The ground speed is currently 438.54 meters/second, 1578.7 kilometres/hour, 981.0 miles/hour or 852.5 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' 28.6"	16.35 mi	West	0° 00' 16.3"	0.31 mi	North	16.35 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 39.4"	980.67 mi	West	0° 16' 13.3"	18.58 mi	North	980.36 mi
24 hours	12° 50' 00.7"	869.32 mi	East	6° 05' 42.9"	419.07 mi	North	954.93 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
Belmopan	Mon 11:58 am	175 km	108 miles	94 nm	ENE
Punta Gorda	Mon 11:58 am	184 km	114 miles	99 nm	ESE
Dangriga	Mon 11:58 am	228 km	141 miles	123 nm	E
Orange Walk Town	Mon 11:58 am	235 km	146 miles	127 nm	NE
Belize City	Mon 11:58 am	242 km	150 miles	130 nm	ENE
San Cristobal de las Casas	Mon 11:58 am	244 km	151 miles	132 nm	W
Guatemala City	Mon 11:58 am	246 km	153 miles	133 nm	S
Quetzaltenango	Mon 11:58 am	268 km	166 miles	145 nm	SSW
San Pedro	Mon 11:58 am	281 km	175 miles	152 nm	ENE
Escuintla	Mon 11:58 am	283 km	176 miles	153 nm	S