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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 = Friday, May 17, 2024 at 07:34:00.

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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 Friday, May 17, 2024 at 07:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 28' North, Longitude: 65° 37' East

The ground speed is currently 437.47 meters/second, 1574.9 kilometres/hour, 978.6 miles/hour or 850.4 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"	16.31 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.31 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 58.6"	978.29 mi	West	0° 00' 33.2"	0.64 mi	North	978.26 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 35.0"	0.64 mi	East	0° 13' 09.0"	15.07 mi	North	15.09 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 07:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 7° 28' North, Longitude: 179° 49' East

The ground speed is currently 447.72 meters/second, 1611.8 kilometres/hour, 1001.5 miles/hour or 870.3 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' 36.0"	16.69 mi	West	0° 00' 13.7"	0.26 mi	South	16.69 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 01.6"	1001.37 mi	West	0° 13' 42.1"	15.69 mi	South	1001.76 mi
24 hours	350° 30' 03.3"	651.51 mi	West	5° 34' 17.8"	382.84 mi	South	758.35 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
Karachi	Fri 12:34 pm	616 km	383 miles	333 nm	NNE
Hyderabad (PK)	Fri 12:34 pm	714 km	444 miles	385 nm	NNE
Mumbai	Fri 1:04 pm	761 km	473 miles	411 nm	E
Surat	Fri 1:04 pm	775 km	482 miles	419 nm	ENE
Ahmedabad	Fri 1:04 pm	823 km	512 miles	445 nm	ENE
Vadodara	Fri 1:04 pm	849 km	528 miles	458 nm	ENE
Muscat	Fri 11:34 am	863 km	536 miles	466 nm	WNW
Pune	Fri 1:04 pm	875 km	544 miles	472 nm	E
Seeb	Fri 11:34 am	900 km	559 miles	486 nm	WNW
Godhra	Fri 1:04 pm	909 km	565 miles	491 nm	ENE