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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 = Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 10:42:00.

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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 Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 10:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 01' North, Longitude: 18° 38' East

The ground speed is currently 443.67 meters/second, 1597.2 kilometres/hour, 992.5 miles/hour or 862.4 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"	16.54 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.54 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.0"	992.21 mi	West	0° 00' 40.9"	0.78 mi	North	992.18 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 47.0"	0.86 mi	West	0° 16' 13.1"	18.59 mi	North	18.61 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 10:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 02' North, Longitude: 8° 37' East

The ground speed is currently 429.90 meters/second, 1547.7 kilometres/hour, 961.7 miles/hour or 835.7 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' 27.5"	16.03 mi	West	0° 00' 14.8"	0.28 mi	North	16.03 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 34.2"	961.28 mi	West	0° 14' 46.4"	16.93 mi	North	960.83 mi
24 hours	13° 18' 01.4"	884.25 mi	East	5° 22' 30.0"	369.69 mi	North	946.16 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
Faya-Largeau	Tue 11:42 am	112 km	70 miles	60 nm	NNE
Fada	Tue 11:42 am	314 km	195 miles	170 nm	E
Abéché	Tue 11:42 am	424 km	263 miles	229 nm	SE
Moussoro	Tue 11:42 am	439 km	273 miles	237 nm	SSW
Mongo	Tue 11:42 am	534 km	332 miles	288 nm	S
N'Djamena	Tue 11:42 am	666 km	414 miles	360 nm	SW
Sarh	Tue 11:42 am	871 km	541 miles	470 nm	S
Kufra	Tue 12:42 pm	931 km	579 miles	503 nm	NNE
Moundou	Tue 11:42 am	975 km	606 miles	527 nm	SSW
Kano	Tue 11:42 am	1223 km	760 miles	660 nm	WSW