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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 = Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:46:00.

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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 Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 46' South, Longitude: 6° 36' East

The ground speed is currently 439.25 meters/second, 1581.3 kilometres/hour, 982.6 miles/hour or 853.8 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' 59.9"	16.38 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.38 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.8"	982.28 mi	West	0° 00' 37.7"	0.72 mi	North	982.31 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 10.2"	3.46 mi	East	0° 15' 13.8"	17.46 mi	North	17.80 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 52' North, Longitude: 163° 38' West

The ground speed is currently 420.16 meters/second, 1512.6 kilometres/hour, 939.9 miles/hour or 816.7 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' 32.0"	15.66 mi	West	0° 00' 10.0"	0.19 mi	South	15.66 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 04.8"	939.53 mi	West	0° 10' 05.8"	11.58 mi	South	940.12 mi
24 hours	10° 48' 35.4"	698.86 mi	East	4° 23' 31.2"	302.08 mi	South	770.01 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
Opuwo	Fri 1:46 pm	768 km	477 miles	415 nm	E
Lubango	Fri 12:46 pm	848 km	527 miles	458 nm	ENE
Swakopmund	Fri 1:46 pm	931 km	579 miles	503 nm	ESE
Walvis Bay	Fri 1:46 pm	943 km	586 miles	509 nm	ESE
Windhoek	Fri 1:46 pm	1169 km	726 miles	631 nm	ESE
Luanda	Fri 12:46 pm	1311 km	815 miles	708 nm	NE
Jamestown	Fri 11:46 am	1347 km	837 miles	727 nm	WNW
Kinshasa	Fri 12:46 pm	1857 km	1154 miles	1003 nm	NNE
Brazzaville	Fri 12:46 pm	1861 km	1157 miles	1005 nm	NNE
Cape Town	Fri 1:46 pm	2048 km	1273 miles	1106 nm	SSE