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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, May 19, 2024 at 06:40:00.

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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, May 19, 2024 at 06:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 53' North, Longitude: 79° 08' East

The ground speed is currently 436.32 meters/second, 1570.7 kilometres/hour, 976.0 miles/hour or 848.1 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° 15' 00.0"	16.27 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.27 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 57.9"	975.69 mi	West	0° 00' 31.6"	0.60 mi	North	975.66 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 50.7"	0.92 mi	East	0° 12' 29.0"	14.31 mi	North	14.34 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 06:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 3° 33' South, Longitude: 148° 03' West

The ground speed is currently 450.72 meters/second, 1622.6 kilometres/hour, 1008.2 miles/hour or 876.1 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' 36.0"	16.80 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	South	16.80 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 06.4"	1008.08 mi	West	0° 14' 07.8"	16.18 mi	South	1008.07 mi
24 hours	9° 42' 47.2"	670.58 mi	East	5° 35' 31.0"	384.26 mi	South	770.19 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
Chandrapur	Sun 12:10 pm	19 km	12 miles	10 nm	ENE
Adilabad	Sun 12:10 pm	68 km	42 miles	36 nm	WSW
Gadchiroli	Sun 12:10 pm	97 km	60 miles	52 nm	ENE
Wardha	Sun 12:10 pm	110 km	68 miles	59 nm	NNW
Yavatmal	Sun 12:10 pm	118 km	73 miles	64 nm	WNW
Ramagundam	Sun 12:10 pm	133 km	82 miles	72 nm	SSE
Nãgpur	Sun 12:10 pm	140 km	87 miles	75 nm	N
Bhandara	Sun 12:10 pm	151 km	94 miles	82 nm	NNE
Karimnagar	Sun 12:10 pm	160 km	100 miles	87 nm	S
Nizamabad	Sun 12:10 pm	173 km	108 miles	94 nm	SW