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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 = Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 21:24:00.

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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 Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 21:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 24' North, Longitude: 141° 53' West

The ground speed is currently 442.74 meters/second, 1593.9 kilometres/hour, 990.4 miles/hour or 860.6 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"	16.51 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.51 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 01.5"	990.12 mi	West	0° 00' 39.9"	0.76 mi	North	990.09 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 34.6"	0.63 mi	West	0° 15' 47.9"	18.11 mi	North	18.12 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 21:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 24' North, Longitude: 132° 27' West

The ground speed is currently 409.48 meters/second, 1474.1 kilometres/hour, 916.0 miles/hour or 796.0 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' 25.2"	15.27 mi	West	0° 00' 10.2"	0.20 mi	North	15.27 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 09.7"	915.50 mi	West	0° 10' 12.1"	11.70 mi	North	914.98 mi
24 hours	14° 10' 03.1"	899.52 mi	East	3° 18' 54.4"	228.19 mi	North	916.56 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
Honolulu	Wed 11:24 am	1732 km	1076 miles	935 nm	WNW
Kiritimati	Thu 11:24 am	2411 km	1498 miles	1302 nm	SW
San Francisco *	Wed 2:24 pm	2951 km	1834 miles	1594 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Wed 2:24 pm	2990 km	1858 miles	1614 nm	NE
Las Vegas *	Wed 2:24 pm	3351 km	2082 miles	1809 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Wed 2:24 pm	3405 km	2116 miles	1838 nm	ENE
Phoenix	Wed 2:24 pm	3466 km	2154 miles	1871 nm	NE
Seattle *	Wed 2:24 pm	3796 km	2359 miles	2050 nm	NNE
Midway	Wed 10:24 am	3819 km	2373 miles	2062 nm	WNW
Salt Lake City *	Wed 3:24 pm	3867 km	2403 miles	2088 nm	NE