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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, January 20, 2024 at 07:32:00.

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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, January 20, 2024 at 07:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 12' South, Longitude: 69° 42' East

The ground speed is currently 435.37 meters/second, 1567.3 kilometres/hour, 973.9 miles/hour or 846.3 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"	26.12 km	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.02 km	North	26.12 km
1 hour	14° 59' 48.7"	1566.78 km	West	0° 00' 32.0"	0.99 km	North	1566.83 km
24 hours	0° 04' 23.1"	7.64 km	East	0° 13' 01.3"	24.03 km	North	25.22 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 07:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 18' North, Longitude: 178° 48' West

The ground speed is currently 414.34 meters/second, 1491.6 kilometres/hour, 926.8 miles/hour or 805.4 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' 28.4"	24.86 km	West	0° 00' 10.0"	0.31 km	North	24.86 km
1 hour	14° 28' 29.0"	1490.88 km	West	0° 09' 59.9"	18.45 km	North	1490.10 km
24 hours	12° 50' 41.5"	1323.12 km	East	3° 23' 08.6"	375.00 km	North	1359.00 km

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
Port Mathurin (Rodrigues)	Sat 11:32 am	661 km	411 miles	357 nm	W
Port Louis	Sat 11:32 am	1276 km	793 miles	689 nm	W
Diego Garcia	Sat 1:32 pm	1457 km	906 miles	787 nm	NNE
Saint-Denis	Sat 11:32 am	1488 km	925 miles	804 nm	W
Amsterdam Island	Sat 12:32 pm	2093 km	1300 miles	1130 nm	SSE
Victoria	Sat 11:32 am	2315 km	1438 miles	1250 nm	NW
Antananarivo	Sat 10:32 am	2330 km	1448 miles	1258 nm	W
Male	Sat 12:32 pm	2729 km	1696 miles	1473 nm	N
Moroni	Sat 10:32 am	2979 km	1851 miles	1609 nm	WNW
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Sat 1:02 pm	3199 km	1988 miles	1727 nm	NNE