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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, March 25, 2023 at 03:24:00.

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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, March 25, 2023 at 03:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 1° 41' North, Longitude: 130° 32' East

The ground speed is currently 463.73 meters/second, 1669.4 kilometres/hour, 1037.3 miles/hour or 901.4 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' 00.1"	17.29 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	North	17.29 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.3"	1037.33 mi	West	0° 00' 59.0"	1.13 mi	North	1037.33 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 30.5"	5.20 mi	West	0° 23' 35.4"	27.01 mi	North	27.51 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 03:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 32' North, Longitude: 172° 14' East

The ground speed is currently 425.22 meters/second, 1530.8 kilometres/hour, 951.2 miles/hour or 826.6 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' 29.7"	15.85 mi	West	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	North	15.85 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 48.2"	950.81 mi	West	0° 11' 58.0"	13.72 mi	North	950.35 mi
24 hours	347° 45' 57.6"	802.46 mi	West	4° 15' 07.4"	292.52 mi	North	844.01 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
Sofifi	Sat 12:24 pm	348 km	216 miles	188 nm	WSW
Ternate	Sat 12:24 pm	365 km	227 miles	197 nm	WSW
Manokwari	Sat 12:24 pm	483 km	300 miles	261 nm	SE
Manado	Sat 11:24 am	635 km	394 miles	343 nm	W
Ambon	Sat 12:24 pm	650 km	404 miles	351 nm	SSW
Koror	Sat 12:24 pm	763 km	474 miles	412 nm	NE
General Santos	Sat 11:24 am	772 km	479 miles	417 nm	NW
Ngerulmud	Sat 12:24 pm	787 km	489 miles	425 nm	NE
Davao	Sat 11:24 am	809 km	503 miles	437 nm	NW
Gorontalo	Sat 11:24 am	842 km	523 miles	455 nm	W