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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 = Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 22:44:00.

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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 Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 22:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 48' North, Longitude: 161° 37' West

The ground speed is currently 430.80 meters/second, 1550.9 kilometres/hour, 963.7 miles/hour or 837.4 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° 14' 59.9"	16.06 mi	West	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	North	16.06 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.6"	963.30 mi	West	0° 00' 22.0"	0.42 mi	North	963.28 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 09.4"	2.31 mi	East	0° 08' 37.6"	9.89 mi	North	10.16 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 22:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 15' South, Longitude: 103° 26' East

The ground speed is currently 432.43 meters/second, 1556.7 kilometres/hour, 967.3 miles/hour or 840.6 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' 29.3"	16.12 mi	West	0° 00' 14.4"	0.28 mi	North	16.12 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 22.1"	967.03 mi	West	0° 14' 27.9"	16.58 mi	North	967.72 mi
24 hours	12° 00' 12.8"	801.16 mi	East	6° 07' 49.0"	421.39 mi	North	914.14 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
Lihue	Wed 12:44 pm	233 km	145 miles	126 nm	E
Honolulu	Wed 12:44 pm	392 km	244 miles	212 nm	E
Wailuku	Wed 12:44 pm	539 km	335 miles	291 nm	E
Midway	Wed 11:44 am	1740 km	1081 miles	940 nm	WNW
Kiritimati	Thu 12:44 pm	2254 km	1401 miles	1217 nm	SSE
Baker Island	Wed 10:44 am	2885 km	1792 miles	1558 nm	SW
Wake Island	Thu 10:44 am	3316 km	2061 miles	1791 nm	W
Majuro	Thu 10:44 am	3327 km	2067 miles	1796 nm	WSW
Tarawa	Thu 10:44 am	3558 km	2211 miles	1921 nm	SW
Adak *	Wed 1:44 pm	3579 km	2224 miles	1933 nm	NNW