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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 23, 2023 at 07:30:00.

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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 23, 2023 at 07:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 33' North, Longitude: 66° 41' East

The ground speed is currently 434.47 meters/second, 1564.1 kilometres/hour, 971.9 miles/hour or 844.5 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° 14' 59.9"	16.20 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.20 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.8"	971.54 mi	West	0° 00' 28.8"	0.55 mi	North	971.51 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 18.7"	1.42 mi	East	0° 11' 21.1"	13.02 mi	North	13.09 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 07:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 33' North, Longitude: 113° 01' East

The ground speed is currently 397.06 meters/second, 1429.4 kilometres/hour, 888.2 miles/hour or 771.8 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' 28.2"	14.80 mi	West	0° 00' 02.5"	0.05 mi	South	14.80 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 21.5"	887.70 mi	West	0° 02' 32.1"	2.91 mi	South	887.88 mi
24 hours	12° 23' 44.0"	760.42 mi	East	1° 37' 12.2"	111.54 mi	South	773.97 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
Karachi	Tue 12:30 pm	479 km	298 miles	259 nm	N
Hyderabad (PK)	Tue 12:30 pm	562 km	349 miles	303 nm	NNE
Mirpur Khas	Tue 12:30 pm	601 km	373 miles	324 nm	NNE
Surat	Tue 1:00 pm	641 km	398 miles	346 nm	E
Vasai-Virar	Tue 1:00 pm	654 km	406 miles	353 nm	E
Mumbai	Tue 1:00 pm	667 km	414 miles	360 nm	ESE
Ahmedabad	Tue 1:00 pm	668 km	415 miles	361 nm	ENE
Vadodara	Tue 1:00 pm	702 km	436 miles	379 nm	ENE
Godhra	Tue 1:00 pm	758 km	471 miles	410 nm	ENE
Lunawada	Tue 1:00 pm	770 km	479 miles	416 nm	ENE