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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, November 30, 2023 at 09:44:00.

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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, November 30, 2023 at 09:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 38' South, Longitude: 31° 08' East

The ground speed is currently 431.26 meters/second, 1552.6 kilometres/hour, 964.7 miles/hour or 838.3 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° 14' 59.7"	16.08 mi	West	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	South	16.08 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 46.4"	964.34 mi	West	0° 00' 24.3"	0.47 mi	South	964.31 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 27.7"	5.86 mi	East	0° 09' 34.2"	10.97 mi	South	12.44 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 42' North, Longitude: 108° 53' West

The ground speed is currently 395.94 meters/second, 1425.4 kilometres/hour, 885.7 miles/hour or 769.6 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' 27.0"	14.76 mi	West	0° 00' 03.0"	0.06 mi	South	14.76 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 09.2"	885.20 mi	West	0° 03' 05.2"	3.54 mi	South	885.42 mi
24 hours	12° 47' 14.1"	783.30 mi	East	1° 52' 26.0"	129.01 mi	South	800.32 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
Masvingo	Thu 11:44 am	175 km	109 miles	94 nm	N
Chipinge	Thu 11:44 am	223 km	138 miles	120 nm	NE
Gweru	Thu 11:44 am	277 km	172 miles	150 nm	NNW
Polokwane	Thu 11:44 am	304 km	189 miles	164 nm	SW
Bulawayo	Thu 11:44 am	311 km	193 miles	168 nm	WNW
Mutare	Thu 11:44 am	334 km	208 miles	180 nm	NNE
Francistown	Thu 11:44 am	379 km	235 miles	205 nm	W
Chitungwiza	Thu 11:44 am	402 km	250 miles	217 nm	N
Harare	Thu 11:44 am	421 km	261 miles	227 nm	N
Nelspruit	Thu 11:44 am	426 km	264 miles	230 nm	S