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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 = Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 07:36:00.

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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 Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 07:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 08' North, Longitude: 65° 12' East

The ground speed is currently 445.69 meters/second, 1604.5 kilometres/hour, 997.0 miles/hour or 866.4 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' 00.1"	16.62 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.62 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.3"	996.76 mi	West	0° 00' 43.0"	0.82 mi	North	996.73 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 13.8"	1.36 mi	West	0° 17' 05.5"	19.59 mi	North	19.64 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 07:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 04' South, Longitude: 16° 49' East

The ground speed is currently 446.80 meters/second, 1608.5 kilometres/hour, 999.5 miles/hour or 868.5 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' 30.2"	16.65 mi	West	0° 00' 17.1"	0.33 mi	North	16.66 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 09.9"	999.25 mi	West	0° 17' 11.9"	19.70 mi	North	999.66 mi
24 hours	11° 55' 49.2"	822.01 mi	East	6° 58' 43.3"	479.50 mi	North	953.71 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
Mumbai	Sat 1:06 pm	868 km	539 miles	469 nm	ENE
Pune	Sat 1:06 pm	958 km	595 miles	517 nm	ENE
Surat	Sat 1:06 pm	978 km	608 miles	528 nm	NE
Karachi	Sat 12:36 pm	985 km	612 miles	532 nm	N
Muscat	Sat 11:36 am	1080 km	671 miles	583 nm	NW
Ahmedabad	Sat 1:06 pm	1086 km	675 miles	586 nm	NE
Indore	Sat 1:06 pm	1336 km	830 miles	721 nm	NE
Anantapur	Sat 1:06 pm	1340 km	833 miles	724 nm	E
Bengaluru	Sat 1:06 pm	1378 km	856 miles	744 nm	ESE
Hyderabad	Sat 1:06 pm	1422 km	884 miles	768 nm	E