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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 = Monday, December 11, 2023 at 09:10:00.

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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 Monday, December 11, 2023 at 09:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 59' South, Longitude: 40° 46' East

The ground speed is currently 427.08 meters/second, 1537.5 kilometres/hour, 955.4 miles/hour or 830.2 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"	15.92 mi	West	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	South	15.92 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 42.6"	954.93 mi	West	0° 00' 12.4"	0.24 mi	South	954.92 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 56.8"	7.38 mi	East	0° 04' 46.5"	5.48 mi	South	9.19 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, December 11, 2023 at 09:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 47' South, Longitude: 18° 37' East

The ground speed is currently 412.59 meters/second, 1485.3 kilometres/hour, 922.9 miles/hour or 802.0 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' 27.7"	15.38 mi	West	0° 00' 09.7"	0.19 mi	South	15.38 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 45.2"	922.44 mi	West	0° 09' 43.9"	11.16 mi	South	921.96 mi
24 hours	13° 26' 32.8"	857.42 mi	East	3° 18' 04.8"	227.22 mi	South	876.49 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
Toliara	Mon 12:10 pm	300 km	186 miles	162 nm	E
Fianarantsoa	Mon 12:10 pm	673 km	418 miles	364 nm	ENE
Beira	Mon 11:10 am	707 km	439 miles	382 nm	WNW
Antsirabe	Mon 12:10 pm	736 km	457 miles	397 nm	ENE
Antananarivo	Mon 12:10 pm	835 km	519 miles	451 nm	ENE
Nampula	Mon 11:10 am	886 km	550 miles	478 nm	N
Maputo	Mon 11:10 am	894 km	556 miles	483 nm	WSW
Mutare	Mon 11:10 am	953 km	592 miles	514 nm	WNW
Big Bend	Mon 11:10 am	987 km	613 miles	533 nm	WSW
Blantyre	Mon 11:10 am	1000 km	622 miles	540 nm	NW