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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 25, 2024 at 22:56:00.

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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 25, 2024 at 22:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 10' North, Longitude: 164° 44' West

The ground speed is currently 432.69 meters/second, 1557.7 kilometres/hour, 967.9 miles/hour or 841.1 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"	16.13 mi	West	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	North	16.13 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.9"	967.54 mi	West	0° 00' 25.7"	0.49 mi	North	967.51 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 41.7"	1.82 mi	East	0° 10' 07.1"	11.60 mi	North	11.74 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 22:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 24' South, Longitude: 46° 36' East

The ground speed is currently 392.23 meters/second, 1412.0 kilometres/hour, 877.4 miles/hour or 762.4 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' 24.5"	14.62 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	14.62 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 32.7"	876.87 mi	West	0° 00' 37.5"	0.72 mi	North	876.91 mi
24 hours	14° 10' 50.6"	862.99 mi	East	1° 03' 35.7"	72.99 mi	North	870.30 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
Honolulu	Sat 12:56 pm	714 km	444 miles	386 nm	E
Midway	Sat 11:56 am	1497 km	930 miles	808 nm	NW
Kiritimati	Sun 12:56 pm	2281 km	1418 miles	1232 nm	SSE
Baker Island	Sat 10:56 am	2648 km	1646 miles	1430 nm	SSW
Wake Island	Sun 10:56 am	2994 km	1860 miles	1617 nm	W
Majuro	Sun 10:56 am	3005 km	1867 miles	1623 nm	WSW
Tarawa	Sun 10:56 am	3258 km	2025 miles	1759 nm	SW
Fakaofo	Sun 11:56 am	3451 km	2144 miles	1863 nm	SSW
Adak *	Sat 1:56 pm	3559 km	2212 miles	1922 nm	NNW
Unalaska *	Sat 2:56 pm	3633 km	2258 miles	1962 nm	N