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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 5, 2024 at 22:00:00.

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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 5, 2024 at 22:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 36' North, Longitude: 150° 50' West

The ground speed is currently 444.66 meters/second, 1600.8 kilometres/hour, 994.7 miles/hour or 864.3 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"	16.58 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.58 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.7"	994.43 mi	West	0° 00' 42.0"	0.80 mi	North	994.40 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 00.1"	1.11 mi	West	0° 16' 39.2"	19.09 mi	North	19.12 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 22:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 06' North, Longitude: 179° 59' East

The ground speed is currently 445.76 meters/second, 1604.7 kilometres/hour, 997.1 miles/hour or 866.5 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' 29.7"	16.62 mi	West	0° 00' 17.3"	0.33 mi	North	16.62 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 38.1"	996.90 mi	West	0° 17' 15.5"	19.77 mi	North	996.82 mi
24 hours	347° 38' 21.8"	850.17 mi	West	6° 40' 59.7"	459.32 mi	North	959.96 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
Hilo	Sun 12:00 noon	566 km	352 miles	306 nm	NW
Honolulu	Sun 12:00 noon	905 km	562 miles	489 nm	NW
Kiritimati	Mon 12:00 noon	1778 km	1105 miles	960 nm	SSW
Midway	Sun 11:00 am	3010 km	1870 miles	1625 nm	WNW
Baker Island	Sun 10:00 am	3347 km	2080 miles	1807 nm	WSW
San Francisco *	Sun 3:00 pm	3639 km	2261 miles	1965 nm	NE
Fakaofo	Mon 11:00 am	3643 km	2264 miles	1967 nm	SW
Papeete	Sun 12:00 noon	3777 km	2347 miles	2040 nm	S
Los Angeles *	Sun 3:00 pm	3783 km	2350 miles	2042 nm	NE
Apia	Mon 11:00 am	4077 km	2533 miles	2202 nm	SW