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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 = Sunnuntai 4. Helmikuu 2024, 14:40:00.

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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 Sunnuntai 4. Helmikuu 2024, 14:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 15' South, Longitude: 36° 32' West

The ground speed is currently 445,37 meters/second, 1603,3 kilometres/hour, 996,3 miles/hour or 865,7 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"	26,72 km	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0,02 km	North	26,72 km
1 hour	14° 59' 56.4"	1602,99 km	West	0° 00' 44.7"	1,38 km	North	1603,04 km
24 hours	0° 01' 21.1"	2,41 km	East	0° 18' 03.4"	33,30 km	North	33,39 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunnuntai 4. Helmikuu 2024, 14:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 24° 40' South, Longitude: 112° 34' West

The ground speed is currently 406,67 meters/second, 1464,0 kilometres/hour, 909,7 miles/hour or 790,5 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' 27.7"	24,40 km	West	0° 00' 08.0"	0,25 km	South	24,40 km
1 hour	14° 27' 39.9"	1463,15 km	West	0° 08' 02.2"	14,84 km	South	1462,44 km
24 hours	13° 29' 10.7"	1364,61 km	East	2° 35' 27.3"	287,05 km	South	1380,10 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
Salvador	Su 11.40	419 km	260 miles	226 nm	NNW
Vitória	Su 11.40	599 km	372 miles	323 nm	SW
Recife	Su 11.40	924 km	574 miles	499 nm	N
Rio de Janeiro	Su 11.40	1019 km	633 miles	550 nm	SW
Brasilia	Su 11.40	1215 km	755 miles	656 nm	W
São Paulo	Su 11.40	1330 km	826 miles	718 nm	SW
Fortaleza	Su 11.40	1402 km	871 miles	757 nm	N
Belém	Su 11.40	2096 km	1303 miles	1132 nm	NW
Asuncion *	Su 11.40	2410 km	1497 miles	1301 nm	WSW
Montevideo	Su 11.40	2847 km	1769 miles	1537 nm	SW