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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 = Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 15:50:00.

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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 Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 15:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 57' South, Longitude: 55° 05' West

The ground speed is currently 433.26 meters/second, 1559.7 kilometres/hour, 969.2 miles/hour or 842.2 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"	16.15 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.15 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 47.1"	968.82 mi	West	0° 00' 28.6"	0.55 mi	North	968.85 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 03.8"	5.45 mi	East	0° 11' 36.7"	13.31 mi	North	14.39 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 15:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 1° 33' North, Longitude: 13° 22' East

The ground speed is currently 448.84 meters/second, 1615.8 kilometres/hour, 1004.0 miles/hour or 872.5 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' 31.1"	16.73 mi	West	0° 00' 16.8"	0.32 mi	North	16.73 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 04.3"	1003.84 mi	West	0° 16' 48.7"	19.25 mi	North	1003.96 mi
24 hours	11° 32' 16.2"	797.79 mi	East	6° 34' 14.1"	451.49 mi	North	914.09 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
Campo Grande	Tue 11:50 am	71 km	44 miles	39 nm	NE
Dourados	Tue 11:50 am	145 km	90 miles	78 nm	S
Pedro Juan Caballero *	Tue 12:50 pm	189 km	117 miles	102 nm	SSW
Fuerte Olimpo *	Tue 12:50 pm	290 km	180 miles	157 nm	W
Ciudad del Este *	Tue 12:50 pm	508 km	316 miles	274 nm	S
Foz do Iguaçu	Tue 12:50 pm	511 km	318 miles	276 nm	S
Asuncion *	Tue 12:50 pm	547 km	340 miles	295 nm	SSW
Barra do Garças	Tue 12:50 pm	634 km	394 miles	342 nm	NNE
Encarnación *	Tue 12:50 pm	712 km	442 miles	384 nm	S
São Paulo	Tue 12:50 pm	918 km	570 miles	495 nm	ESE