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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 = Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 04:52:00.

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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 Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 04:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 22' North, Longitude: 106° 10' East

The ground speed is currently 445.17 meters/second, 1602.6 kilometres/hour, 995.8 miles/hour or 865.3 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"	16.60 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.60 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.9"	995.58 mi	West	0° 00' 42.4"	0.81 mi	North	995.55 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 07.1"	1.24 mi	West	0° 16' 51.8"	19.33 mi	North	19.37 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 04:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 09' North, Longitude: 85° 04' East

The ground speed is currently 443.88 meters/second, 1598.0 kilometres/hour, 992.9 miles/hour or 862.8 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' 26.1"	16.55 mi	West	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	North	16.55 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 08.2"	992.79 mi	West	0° 11' 17.3"	12.93 mi	North	992.69 mi
24 hours	13° 44' 29.6"	945.06 mi	East	4° 17' 38.8"	295.10 mi	North	985.58 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
Pakse	Thu 11:52 am	144 km	90 miles	78 nm	SSW
Huế	Thu 11:52 am	151 km	94 miles	81 nm	E
Savannakhet	Thu 11:52 am	154 km	96 miles	83 nm	W
Ubon Ratchathani	Thu 11:52 am	189 km	118 miles	102 nm	SW
Da Nang	Thu 11:52 am	221 km	137 miles	119 nm	E
Sakon Nakhon	Thu 11:52 am	233 km	145 miles	126 nm	WNW
Stung Treng	Thu 11:52 am	315 km	196 miles	170 nm	S
Khon Kaen	Thu 11:52 am	357 km	222 miles	193 nm	W
Udon Thani	Thu 11:52 am	378 km	235 miles	204 nm	WNW
Siem Reap	Thu 11:52 am	415 km	258 miles	224 nm	SW