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 = Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 15:28:00.

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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 Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 15:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 05' North, Longitude: 52° 54' West

The ground speed is currently 438.48 meters/second, 1578.5 kilometres/hour, 980.9 miles/hour or 852.3 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"	16.35 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.35 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 59.3"	980.56 mi	West	0° 00' 34.6"	0.66 mi	North	980.53 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 21.5"	0.39 mi	East	0° 13' 42.0"	15.71 mi	North	15.71 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 15:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 09' North, Longitude: 44° 42' East

The ground speed is currently 432.79 meters/second, 1558.0 kilometres/hour, 968.1 miles/hour or 841.3 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' 33.8"	16.13 mi	West	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	South	16.14 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 58.5"	967.86 mi	West	0° 12' 06.4"	13.88 mi	South	968.45 mi
24 hours	10° 06' 45.3"	672.01 mi	East	5° 04' 13.3"	348.57 mi	South	763.84 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
Codrington (Barbuda)	Wed 11:28 am	957 km	594 miles	516 nm	W
Pointe-à-Pitre	Wed 11:28 am	969 km	602 miles	523 nm	WSW
Saint John's (Antigua)	Wed 11:28 am	971 km	604 miles	524 nm	WSW
Bridgetown	Wed 11:28 am	977 km	607 miles	528 nm	SW
Roseau	Wed 11:28 am	995 km	618 miles	537 nm	WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Wed 11:28 am	998 km	620 miles	539 nm	WSW
Fort-de-France	Wed 11:28 am	1002 km	623 miles	541 nm	WSW
Brades	Wed 11:28 am	1018 km	633 miles	550 nm	WSW
Castries	Wed 11:28 am	1030 km	640 miles	556 nm	WSW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Wed 11:28 am	1058 km	657 miles	571 nm	W