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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 = Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 03:26:00.

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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 Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 03:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 28' North, Longitude: 127° 37' East

The ground speed is currently 442.58 meters/second, 1593.3 kilometres/hour, 990.0 miles/hour or 860.3 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"	16.50 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.50 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 01.4"	989.76 mi	West	0° 00' 39.6"	0.76 mi	North	989.73 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 32.4"	0.60 mi	West	0° 15' 43.6"	18.03 mi	North	18.03 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 03:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 24° 23' North, Longitude: 140° 35' East

The ground speed is currently 406.22 meters/second, 1462.4 kilometres/hour, 908.7 miles/hour or 789.6 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' 24.7"	15.14 mi	West	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	North	15.14 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 48.9"	908.20 mi	West	0° 09' 13.7"	10.59 mi	North	907.71 mi
24 hours	14° 15' 50.1"	898.77 mi	East	2° 53' 56.7"	199.57 mi	North	910.18 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
Tuguegarao	Thu 11:26 am	625 km	389 miles	338 nm	W
Quezon City	Thu 11:26 am	766 km	476 miles	413 nm	WSW
Manila	Thu 11:26 am	778 km	484 miles	420 nm	WSW
Cebu City	Thu 11:26 am	889 km	552 miles	480 nm	SSW
Kaohsiung	Thu 11:26 am	970 km	603 miles	524 nm	NW
Taipei	Thu 11:26 am	1052 km	653 miles	568 nm	NW
Davao	Thu 11:26 am	1171 km	728 miles	632 nm	S
Xiamen	Thu 11:26 am	1257 km	781 miles	679 nm	NW
Foochow	Thu 11:26 am	1283 km	797 miles	693 nm	NW
General Santos	Thu 11:26 am	1285 km	798 miles	694 nm	SSW