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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 = Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 05:50:00.

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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 Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 05:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 00' North, Longitude: 91° 54' East

The ground speed is currently 450.18 meters/second, 1620.7 kilometres/hour, 1007.0 miles/hour or 875.1 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' 00.1"	16.78 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	North	16.78 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.6"	1006.86 mi	West	0° 00' 47.3"	0.91 mi	North	1006.83 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 12.9"	2.48 mi	West	0° 18' 52.0"	21.62 mi	North	21.76 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 05:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 05' South, Longitude: 50° 07' West

The ground speed is currently 398.10 meters/second, 1433.1 kilometres/hour, 890.5 miles/hour or 773.8 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' 26.8"	14.84 mi	West	0° 00' 05.1"	0.10 mi	South	14.84 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 52.9"	889.97 mi	West	0° 05' 07.4"	5.88 mi	South	889.65 mi
24 hours	13° 33' 37.0"	835.34 mi	East	1° 20' 31.3"	92.41 mi	South	835.38 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
Port Blair	Sat 11:20 am	267 km	166 miles	144 nm	SSE
Yangon	Sat 12:20 pm	552 km	343 miles	298 nm	NE
Mawlamyine	Sat 12:20 pm	673 km	418 miles	363 nm	ENE
Dawei	Sat 12:20 pm	679 km	422 miles	367 nm	E
Naypyidaw	Sat 12:20 pm	777 km	483 miles	420 nm	NE
Chittagong	Sat 11:50 am	922 km	573 miles	498 nm	N
Chiang Mai	Sat 12:50 pm	923 km	573 miles	498 nm	NE
Bangkok	Sat 12:50 pm	929 km	577 miles	501 nm	E
Bhubaneshwar	Sat 11:20 am	946 km	588 miles	511 nm	NW
Phuket	Sat 12:50 pm	980 km	609 miles	529 nm	SE