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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 01:48:00.

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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 01:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 04' North, Longitude: 152° 12' East

The ground speed is currently 445.85 meters/second, 1605.0 kilometres/hour, 997.3 miles/hour or 866.7 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' 00.1"	16.62 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.62 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.3"	997.11 mi	West	0° 00' 43.1"	0.83 mi	North	997.08 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 16.0"	1.40 mi	West	0° 17' 09.4"	19.66 mi	North	19.71 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 01:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 43' South, Longitude: 100° 56' East

The ground speed is currently 445.43 meters/second, 1603.6 kilometres/hour, 996.4 miles/hour or 865.8 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' 30.0"	16.60 mi	West	0° 00' 16.9"	0.32 mi	North	16.61 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 04.7"	996.19 mi	West	0° 16' 58.0"	19.43 mi	North	996.66 mi
24 hours	11° 55' 47.7"	819.55 mi	East	6° 55' 54.6"	476.29 mi	North	951.20 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
Saipan	Sat 11:48 am	698 km	434 miles	377 nm	W
Hagåtña	Sat 11:48 am	852 km	529 miles	460 nm	WSW
Weno	Sat 11:48 am	954 km	593 miles	515 nm	S
Palikir	Sat 12:48 pm	1203 km	747 miles	650 nm	SSE
Wake Island	Sat 1:48 pm	1573 km	977 miles	849 nm	ENE
Ngerulmud	Sat 10:48 am	2135 km	1327 miles	1153 nm	WSW
Majuro	Sat 1:48 pm	2314 km	1438 miles	1249 nm	ESE
Jayapura	Sat 10:48 am	2416 km	1501 miles	1304 nm	SSW
Yaren	Sat 1:48 pm	2449 km	1521 miles	1322 nm	SE
Yokohama	Sat 10:48 am	2488 km	1546 miles	1343 nm	NNW