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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 01:56:00.

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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 01:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 51' North, Longitude: 150° 08' East

The ground speed is currently 436.43 meters/second, 1571.2 kilometres/hour, 976.3 miles/hour or 848.4 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° 15' 00.0"	16.27 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.27 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 58.0"	975.95 mi	West	0° 00' 31.8"	0.61 mi	North	975.92 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 49.1"	0.89 mi	East	0° 12' 33.1"	14.39 mi	North	14.42 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 01:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 2° 26' South, Longitude: 78° 56' West

The ground speed is currently 451.23 meters/second, 1624.4 kilometres/hour, 1009.4 miles/hour or 877.1 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' 36.1"	16.82 mi	West	0° 00' 14.2"	0.27 mi	South	16.82 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 12.7"	1009.22 mi	West	0° 14' 09.4"	16.21 mi	South	1009.26 mi
24 hours	9° 38' 46.4"	666.64 mi	East	5° 37' 08.0"	386.10 mi	South	768.25 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	Sun 11:56 am	693 km	431 miles	374 nm	SW
Hagåtña	Sun 11:56 am	909 km	565 miles	491 nm	SW
Palikir	Sun 12:56 pm	1673 km	1040 miles	903 nm	SSE
Wake Island	Sun 1:56 pm	1734 km	1077 miles	936 nm	E
Yokohama	Sun 10:56 am	2016 km	1253 miles	1089 nm	NNW
Tokyo	Sun 10:56 am	2032 km	1262 miles	1097 nm	NNW
Nagoya	Sun 10:56 am	2138 km	1328 miles	1154 nm	NW
Ngerulmud	Sun 10:56 am	2160 km	1342 miles	1166 nm	SW
Osaka	Sun 10:56 am	2185 km	1358 miles	1180 nm	NW
Kyoto	Sun 10:56 am	2195 km	1364 miles	1185 nm	NW