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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, February 26, 2024 at 07:40:00.

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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 Monday, February 26, 2024 at 07:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 52' South, Longitude: 68° 15' East

The ground speed is currently 458.38 meters/second, 1650.2 kilometres/hour, 1025.4 miles/hour or 891.0 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° 15' 00.1"	17.09 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	North	17.09 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.0"	1025.29 mi	West	0° 00' 56.0"	1.07 mi	North	1025.31 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 31.3"	2.87 mi	West	0° 22' 27.0"	25.71 mi	North	25.87 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, February 26, 2024 at 07:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 2° 55' North, Longitude: 93° 04' West

The ground speed is currently 451.13 meters/second, 1624.1 kilometres/hour, 1009.2 miles/hour or 876.9 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' 36.3"	16.82 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	South	16.82 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 22.7"	1009.02 mi	West	0° 14' 02.5"	16.08 mi	South	1009.25 mi
24 hours	9° 26' 31.1"	652.27 mi	East	5° 38' 20.8"	387.46 mi	South	759.16 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
Diego Garcia	Mon 1:40 pm	490 km	304 miles	264 nm	ENE
Victoria	Mon 11:40 am	1490 km	926 miles	805 nm	WNW
Male	Mon 12:40 pm	1556 km	967 miles	840 nm	NNE
Port Louis	Mon 11:40 am	1703 km	1058 miles	920 nm	SW
Saint-Denis	Mon 11:40 am	1911 km	1188 miles	1032 nm	SW
Thiruvananthapuram	Mon 1:10 pm	2150 km	1336 miles	1161 nm	NNE
Colombo	Mon 1:10 pm	2171 km	1349 miles	1172 nm	NE
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Mon 1:10 pm	2171 km	1349 miles	1172 nm	NE
Madurai	Mon 1:10 pm	2348 km	1459 miles	1268 nm	NNE
Antananarivo	Mon 10:40 am	2496 km	1551 miles	1348 nm	WSW