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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 04:50:00.

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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 04:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 06' North, Longitude: 106° 42' East

The ground speed is currently 445.76 meters/second, 1604.8 kilometres/hour, 997.1 miles/hour or 866.5 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° 15' 00.1"	16.62 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.62 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.3"	996.92 mi	West	0° 00' 43.0"	0.82 mi	North	996.90 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 14.9"	1.38 mi	West	0° 17' 07.4"	19.62 mi	North	19.67 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 04:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 52' South, Longitude: 56° 57' East

The ground speed is currently 446.19 meters/second, 1606.3 kilometres/hour, 998.1 miles/hour or 867.3 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"	16.63 mi	West	0° 00' 17.0"	0.33 mi	North	16.64 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 07.8"	997.89 mi	West	0° 17' 05.8"	19.58 mi	North	998.33 mi
24 hours	11° 55' 40.6"	820.77 mi	East	6° 57' 33.2"	478.17 mi	North	952.56 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
Huế	Sat 11:50 am	103 km	64 miles	55 nm	ENE
Pakse	Sat 11:50 am	145 km	90 miles	78 nm	SW
Da Nang	Sat 11:50 am	163 km	101 miles	88 nm	E
Savannakhet	Sat 11:50 am	214 km	133 miles	116 nm	WNW
Ubon Ratchathani	Sat 11:50 am	220 km	137 miles	119 nm	WSW
Stung Treng	Sat 11:50 am	296 km	184 miles	160 nm	SSW
Khon Kaen	Sat 11:50 am	414 km	257 miles	224 nm	W
Siem Reap	Sat 11:50 am	430 km	267 miles	232 nm	SW
Udon Thani	Sat 11:50 am	440 km	273 miles	238 nm	WNW
Vientiane	Sat 11:50 am	481 km	299 miles	260 nm	WNW