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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 11, 2024 at 05:24:00.

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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 Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 05:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 01' North, Longitude: 98° 06' East

The ground speed is currently 441.24 meters/second, 1588.5 kilometres/hour, 987.0 miles/hour or 857.7 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"	16.45 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.45 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.7"	986.76 mi	West	0° 00' 38.0"	0.73 mi	North	986.74 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 14.9"	0.27 mi	West	0° 15' 05.9"	17.31 mi	North	17.31 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 05:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 28' North, Longitude: 140° 53' East

The ground speed is currently 391.92 meters/second, 1410.9 kilometres/hour, 876.7 miles/hour or 761.8 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' 24.3"	14.61 mi	West	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	North	14.61 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 27.0"	876.19 mi	West	0° 00' 19.0"	0.36 mi	North	876.17 mi
24 hours	13° 56' 22.2"	847.77 mi	East	0° 39' 26.8"	45.27 mi	South	851.58 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
Chiang Mai	Sat 12:24 pm	127 km	79 miles	69 nm	NE
Mawlamyine	Sat 11:54 am	176 km	109 miles	95 nm	SSW
Yangon	Sat 11:54 am	246 km	153 miles	133 nm	WSW
Naypyidaw	Sat 11:54 am	285 km	177 miles	154 nm	NW
Nakhon Sawan	Sat 12:24 pm	335 km	208 miles	181 nm	SE
Dawei	Sat 11:54 am	436 km	271 miles	235 nm	S
Luang Prabang	Sat 12:24 pm	473 km	294 miles	255 nm	ENE
Vientiane	Sat 12:24 pm	477 km	297 miles	258 nm	E
Mandalay	Sat 11:54 am	488 km	303 miles	263 nm	NNW
Udon Thani	Sat 12:24 pm	502 km	312 miles	271 nm	E