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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 12, 2024 at 16:08:00.

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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 12, 2024 at 16:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 23' North, Longitude: 62° 54' West

The ground speed is currently 440.33 meters/second, 1585.2 kilometres/hour, 985.0 miles/hour or 855.9 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"	16.42 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.42 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.2"	984.71 mi	West	0° 00' 37.0"	0.71 mi	North	984.68 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 02.7"	0.05 mi	West	0° 14' 39.2"	16.80 mi	North	16.80 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 16:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 01' North, Longitude: 0° 12' West

The ground speed is currently 398.34 meters/second, 1434.0 kilometres/hour, 891.1 miles/hour or 774.3 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' 27.0"	14.85 mi	West	0° 00' 05.1"	0.10 mi	South	14.85 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 05.1"	890.60 mi	West	0° 05' 16.0"	6.04 mi	South	890.97 mi
24 hours	12° 41' 34.6"	782.33 mi	East	2° 42' 26.0"	186.36 mi	South	813.04 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
The Valley	Sun 12:08 pm	24 km	15 miles	13 nm	SW
Marigot	Sun 12:08 pm	39 km	24 miles	21 nm	SSW
Philipsburg	Sun 12:08 pm	41 km	26 miles	22 nm	SSW
Gustavia	Sun 12:08 pm	53 km	33 miles	29 nm	S
The Bottom	Sun 12:08 pm	91 km	56 miles	49 nm	SSW
Oranjestad (St. Eust.)	Sun 12:08 pm	99 km	61 miles	53 nm	S
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Sun 12:08 pm	121 km	75 miles	65 nm	S
Charlestown	Sun 12:08 pm	140 km	87 miles	76 nm	SSE
Codrington (Barbuda)	Sun 12:08 pm	141 km	87 miles	76 nm	SE
Spanish Town	Sun 12:08 pm	162 km	100 miles	87 nm	W