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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, August 16, 2024 at 04:50:00.

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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 Friday, August 16, 2024 at 04:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 35' North, Longitude: 108° 34' East

The ground speed is currently 451.02 meters/second, 1623.7 kilometres/hour, 1008.9 miles/hour or 876.7 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"	16.81 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	South	16.81 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 07.9"	1008.74 mi	West	0° 00' 47.5"	0.91 mi	South	1008.77 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 13.3"	3.61 mi	West	0° 19' 09.0"	21.94 mi	South	22.24 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, August 16, 2024 at 04:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 27' South, Longitude: 120° 36' West

The ground speed is currently 391.81 meters/second, 1410.5 kilometres/hour, 876.5 miles/hour or 761.6 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' 23.9"	14.61 mi	West	0° 00' 01.6"	0.03 mi	North	14.61 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 58.7"	875.92 mi	West	0° 01' 39.7"	1.91 mi	North	876.04 mi
24 hours	14° 28' 55.3"	880.92 mi	East	1° 30' 56.5"	104.37 mi	North	893.22 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
Nha Trang	Fri 11:50 am	163 km	101 miles	88 nm	SSE
Da Nang	Fri 11:50 am	278 km	173 miles	150 nm	N
Stung Treng	Fri 11:50 am	281 km	175 miles	152 nm	W
Phan Thiết	Fri 11:50 am	297 km	185 miles	160 nm	S
Huế	Fri 11:50 am	336 km	209 miles	182 nm	NNW
Pakse	Fri 11:50 am	344 km	214 miles	186 nm	WNW
Ho Chi Minh	Fri 11:50 am	371 km	230 miles	200 nm	SSW
Phnom Penh	Fri 11:50 am	454 km	282 miles	245 nm	WSW
Cần Thơ	Fri 11:50 am	495 km	308 miles	267 nm	SW
Siem Reap	Fri 11:50 am	510 km	317 miles	275 nm	W