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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 = Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 12:24:00.

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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 Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 12:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 24' North, Longitude: 6° 54' West

The ground speed is currently 437.67 meters/second, 1575.6 kilometres/hour, 979.0 miles/hour or 850.8 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"	16.32 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.32 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 58.7"	978.72 mi	West	0° 00' 33.4"	0.64 mi	North	978.69 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 32.0"	0.58 mi	East	0° 13' 15.1"	15.19 mi	North	15.20 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 12:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 24° 40' South, Longitude: 167° 26' West

The ground speed is currently 403.97 meters/second, 1454.3 kilometres/hour, 903.7 miles/hour or 785.3 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' 21.9"	15.06 mi	West	0° 00' 07.2"	0.14 mi	South	15.06 mi
1 hour	14° 21' 56.0"	903.17 mi	West	0° 07' 14.3"	8.30 mi	South	902.77 mi
24 hours	15° 30' 04.2"	974.49 mi	East	2° 00' 57.6"	138.78 mi	South	976.30 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
Tidjikja	Tue 12:24 pm	487 km	302 miles	263 nm	W
Timbuktu	Tue 12:24 pm	503 km	313 miles	272 nm	SE
Bamako	Tue 12:24 pm	756 km	470 miles	408 nm	S
Koutiala	Tue 12:24 pm	790 km	491 miles	427 nm	SSE
Ouahigouya	Tue 12:24 pm	802 km	498 miles	433 nm	SE
Sikasso	Tue 12:24 pm	904 km	562 miles	488 nm	S
Koudougou	Tue 12:24 pm	927 km	576 miles	501 nm	SSE
Smara *	Tue 1:24 pm	949 km	590 miles	513 nm	NNW
Bobo-Dioulasso	Tue 12:24 pm	951 km	591 miles	514 nm	SSE
Tambacounda	Tue 12:24 pm	954 km	593 miles	515 nm	SW