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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 = Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 03:22:00.

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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 Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 03:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 05' North, Longitude: 128° 42' East

The ground speed is currently 445.80 meters/second, 1604.9 kilometres/hour, 997.2 miles/hour or 866.6 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' 00.1"	16.62 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.62 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.3"	997.01 mi	West	0° 00' 43.1"	0.82 mi	North	996.98 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 15.4"	1.39 mi	West	0° 17' 08.4"	19.64 mi	North	19.69 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 03:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 17' South, Longitude: 78° 13' East

The ground speed is currently 445.84 meters/second, 1605.0 kilometres/hour, 997.3 miles/hour or 866.6 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' 30.0"	16.62 mi	West	0° 00' 17.0"	0.32 mi	North	16.62 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 06.3"	997.09 mi	West	0° 17' 02.2"	19.51 mi	North	997.55 mi
24 hours	11° 55' 41.8"	820.16 mi	East	6° 56' 48.2"	477.31 mi	North	951.92 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
Cebu City	Sat 11:22 am	825 km	512 miles	445 nm	SW
Quezon City	Sat 11:22 am	834 km	518 miles	450 nm	W
Manila	Sat 11:22 am	845 km	525 miles	456 nm	W
Davao	Sat 11:22 am	1053 km	654 miles	568 nm	SSW
Ngerulmud	Sat 12:22 pm	1149 km	714 miles	620 nm	SE
General Santos	Sat 11:22 am	1169 km	726 miles	631 nm	SSW
Taipei	Sat 11:22 am	1243 km	772 miles	671 nm	NW
Xiamen	Sat 11:22 am	1444 km	897 miles	780 nm	NW
Shantou	Sat 11:22 am	1494 km	928 miles	807 nm	NW
Manado	Sat 11:22 am	1669 km	1037 miles	901 nm	SSW