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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 05:46:00.

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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 05:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 53' North, Longitude: 92° 38' East

The ground speed is currently 436.34 meters/second, 1570.8 kilometres/hour, 976.1 miles/hour or 848.2 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' 58.0"	975.74 mi	West	0° 00' 31.7"	0.60 mi	North	975.71 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 50.4"	0.91 mi	East	0° 12' 29.8"	14.33 mi	North	14.36 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 05:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 3° 21' South, Longitude: 134° 55' West

The ground speed is currently 450.83 meters/second, 1623.0 kilometres/hour, 1008.5 miles/hour or 876.3 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"	16.81 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	South	16.81 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 07.7"	1008.33 mi	West	0° 14' 08.1"	16.19 mi	South	1008.33 mi
24 hours	9° 41' 58.6"	669.79 mi	East	5° 35' 51.4"	384.65 mi	South	769.81 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
Chittagong	Sun 11:46 am	283 km	176 miles	153 nm	NNW
Naypyidaw	Sun 12:16 pm	364 km	226 miles	196 nm	E
Barisal	Sun 11:46 am	391 km	243 miles	211 nm	NW
Chandpur	Sun 11:46 am	423 km	263 miles	228 nm	NNW
Comilla	Sun 11:46 am	424 km	263 miles	229 nm	NNW
Mandalay	Sun 12:16 pm	427 km	266 miles	231 nm	ENE
Khulna	Sun 11:46 am	456 km	283 miles	246 nm	NW
Dhaka	Sun 11:46 am	483 km	300 miles	261 nm	NNW
Yangon	Sun 12:16 pm	505 km	313 miles	272 nm	SE
Jessore	Sun 11:46 am	508 km	316 miles	274 nm	NW