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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 15:18:00.

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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 15:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 58' North, Longitude: 50° 22' West

The ground speed is currently 436.11 meters/second, 1570.0 kilometres/hour, 975.5 miles/hour or 847.7 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"	16.26 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.26 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 57.9"	975.22 mi	West	0° 00' 31.2"	0.60 mi	North	975.20 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 53.5"	0.97 mi	East	0° 12' 21.6"	14.17 mi	North	14.21 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 15:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 35' South, Longitude: 85° 54' East

The ground speed is currently 449.32 meters/second, 1617.6 kilometres/hour, 1005.1 miles/hour or 873.4 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' 35.8"	16.75 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	South	16.75 mi
1 hour	14° 35' 50.9"	1004.93 mi	West	0° 14' 02.4"	16.08 mi	South	1004.86 mi
24 hours	9° 51' 39.0"	678.86 mi	East	5° 31' 26.8"	379.63 mi	South	774.10 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
Bridgetown	Sun 11:18 am	1246 km	774 miles	673 nm	SW
Saint John's (Antigua)	Sun 11:18 am	1252 km	778 miles	676 nm	WSW
Roseau	Sun 11:18 am	1278 km	794 miles	690 nm	WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Sun 11:18 am	1281 km	796 miles	692 nm	WSW
Fort-de-France	Sun 11:18 am	1283 km	797 miles	693 nm	WSW
Castries	Sun 11:18 am	1309 km	813 miles	707 nm	WSW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Sun 11:18 am	1337 km	831 miles	722 nm	W
Kingstown	Sun 11:18 am	1382 km	859 miles	746 nm	WSW
Saint George's	Sun 11:18 am	1500 km	932 miles	810 nm	SW
Port of Spain	Sun 11:18 am	1578 km	981 miles	852 nm	SW