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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 = Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 15:28:00.

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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 Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 15:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 36' North, Longitude: 52° 53' West

The ground speed is currently 442.25 meters/second, 1592.1 kilometres/hour, 989.3 miles/hour or 859.7 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"	16.49 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.49 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 01.3"	989.03 mi	West	0° 00' 39.2"	0.75 mi	North	989.00 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 28.1"	0.52 mi	West	0° 15' 34.6"	17.85 mi	North	17.86 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 15:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 26° 03' North, Longitude: 32° 49' West

The ground speed is currently 400.47 meters/second, 1441.7 kilometres/hour, 895.8 miles/hour or 778.5 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' 24.3"	14.93 mi	West	0° 00' 07.2"	0.14 mi	North	14.93 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 16.8"	895.32 mi	West	0° 07' 10.2"	8.23 mi	North	894.90 mi
24 hours	14° 22' 40.0"	893.65 mi	East	2° 02' 28.4"	140.54 mi	North	896.74 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	Thu 11:28 am	878 km	545 miles	474 nm	SW
Pointe-à-Pitre	Thu 11:28 am	933 km	580 miles	504 nm	W
Fort-de-France	Thu 11:28 am	936 km	582 miles	505 nm	WSW
Roseau	Thu 11:28 am	943 km	586 miles	509 nm	WSW
Codrington (Barbuda)	Thu 11:28 am	948 km	589 miles	512 nm	W
Saint John's (Antigua)	Thu 11:28 am	953 km	592 miles	515 nm	W
Castries	Thu 11:28 am	955 km	593 miles	515 nm	WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Thu 11:28 am	959 km	596 miles	518 nm	W
Vieux Fort	Thu 11:28 am	965 km	600 miles	521 nm	WSW
Brades	Thu 11:28 am	995 km	619 miles	537 nm	W