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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 = Friday, May 17, 2024 at 01:34:00.

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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 Friday, May 17, 2024 at 01:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 25' North, Longitude: 155° 37' East

The ground speed is currently 437.62 meters/second, 1575.4 kilometres/hour, 978.9 miles/hour or 850.7 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"	16.32 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.32 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 58.7"	978.63 mi	West	0° 00' 33.4"	0.64 mi	North	978.60 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 33.0"	0.60 mi	East	0° 13' 13.9"	15.17 mi	North	15.18 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 01:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 50' North, Longitude: 92° 35' West

The ground speed is currently 446.11 meters/second, 1606.0 kilometres/hour, 997.9 miles/hour or 867.2 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' 35.8"	16.63 mi	West	0° 00' 13.5"	0.26 mi	South	16.63 mi
1 hour	14° 35' 50.1"	997.76 mi	West	0° 13' 32.4"	15.51 mi	South	998.18 mi
24 hours	9° 32' 39.7"	652.41 mi	East	5° 31' 31.8"	379.69 mi	South	758.18 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
Wake Island	Fri 1:34 pm	1160 km	721 miles	626 nm	E
Hagåtña	Fri 11:34 am	1332 km	828 miles	719 nm	WSW
Palikir	Fri 12:34 pm	1409 km	876 miles	761 nm	SSE
Majuro	Fri 1:34 pm	2183 km	1356 miles	1179 nm	SE
Yokohama	Fri 10:34 am	2375 km	1476 miles	1283 nm	NW
Tokyo	Fri 10:34 am	2386 km	1483 miles	1288 nm	NW
Yaren	Fri 1:34 pm	2530 km	1572 miles	1366 nm	SSE
Nagoya	Fri 10:34 am	2537 km	1576 miles	1370 nm	NW
Osaka	Fri 10:34 am	2606 km	1619 miles	1407 nm	NW
Kyoto	Fri 10:34 am	2609 km	1621 miles	1409 nm	NW