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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 05:32:00.

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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 05:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 53' North, Longitude: 96° 08' East

The ground speed is currently 436.34 meters/second, 1570.8 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"	975.75 mi	West	0° 00' 31.7"	0.61 mi	North	975.72 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 50.3"	0.91 mi	East	0° 12' 30.0"	14.33 mi	North	14.36 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 05:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 3° 17' South, Longitude: 131° 30' West

The ground speed is currently 450.86 meters/second, 1623.1 kilometres/hour, 1008.5 miles/hour or 876.4 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"	16.81 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	South	16.81 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 08.0"	1008.39 mi	West	0° 14' 08.3"	16.19 mi	South	1008.40 mi
24 hours	9° 41' 46.2"	669.59 mi	East	5° 35' 56.5"	384.75 mi	South	769.71 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
Naypyidaw	Sun 12:02 pm	15 km	9 miles	8 nm	SSW
Mandalay	Sun 12:02 pm	233 km	145 miles	126 nm	N
Chiang Mai	Sun 12:32 pm	323 km	201 miles	174 nm	ESE
Yangon	Sun 12:02 pm	340 km	211 miles	183 nm	S
Mawlamyine	Sun 12:02 pm	406 km	253 miles	219 nm	SSE
Chittagong	Sun 11:32 am	522 km	324 miles	282 nm	WNW
Nakhon Sawan	Sun 12:32 pm	627 km	390 miles	339 nm	SE
Luang Prabang	Sun 12:32 pm	629 km	391 miles	339 nm	E
Comilla	Sun 11:32 am	648 km	402 miles	350 nm	NW
Barisal	Sun 11:32 am	675 km	419 miles	364 nm	WNW