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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 = Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 10:00:00.

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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 Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 10:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 17' North, Longitude: 29° 31' East

The ground speed is currently 429.37 meters/second, 1545.7 kilometres/hour, 960.5 miles/hour or 834.6 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° 14' 59.9"	16.01 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	North	16.01 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.8"	960.08 mi	West	0° 00' 18.6"	0.36 mi	North	960.06 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 30.7"	2.68 mi	East	0° 07' 17.4"	8.36 mi	North	8.78 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 10:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 7° 27' North, Longitude: 24° 47' West

The ground speed is currently 444.90 meters/second, 1601.6 kilometres/hour, 995.2 miles/hour or 864.8 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' 30.4"	16.58 mi	West	0° 00' 16.5"	0.32 mi	North	16.59 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 22.3"	994.96 mi	West	0° 16' 32.1"	18.94 mi	North	994.82 mi
24 hours	12° 05' 20.4"	829.18 mi	East	6° 22' 37.4"	438.31 mi	North	931.05 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
Kharga Oasis *	Sun 1:00 pm	366 km	227 miles	197 nm	NNE
Aswan *	Sun 1:00 pm	400 km	248 miles	216 nm	ENE
Luxor *	Sun 1:00 pm	494 km	307 miles	267 nm	NE
Asyut *	Sun 1:00 pm	569 km	353 miles	307 nm	NNE
Kufra	Sun 12:00 noon	672 km	418 miles	363 nm	WNW
Khartoum	Sun 12:00 noon	804 km	499 miles	434 nm	SSE
Port Sudan	Sun 12:00 noon	852 km	530 miles	460 nm	ESE
Siwa Oasis *	Sun 1:00 pm	866 km	538 miles	468 nm	NNW
Cairo *	Sun 1:00 pm	877 km	545 miles	474 nm	N
Eilat *	Sun 1:00 pm	972 km	604 miles	525 nm	NNE