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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, March 5, 2024 at 13:12:00.

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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, March 5, 2024 at 13:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 44' South, Longitude: 15° 10' West

The ground speed is currently 461.60 meters/second, 1661.8 kilometres/hour, 1032.6 miles/hour or 897.3 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° 15' 00.1"	17.21 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	North	17.21 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.6"	1032.54 mi	West	0° 00' 58.1"	1.11 mi	North	1032.56 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 29.1"	4.00 mi	West	0° 23' 17.7"	26.68 mi	North	26.98 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 13:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 18' South, Longitude: 81° 30' West

The ground speed is currently 392.11 meters/second, 1411.6 kilometres/hour, 877.1 miles/hour or 762.2 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' 23.4"	14.62 mi	West	0° 00' 02.1"	0.04 mi	North	14.62 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 26.2"	876.58 mi	West	0° 02' 09.9"	2.49 mi	North	876.73 mi
24 hours	14° 40' 35.7"	893.98 mi	East	1° 44' 15.1"	119.64 mi	North	909.01 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
Georgetown (Ascension Island)	Tue 1:12 pm	257 km	160 miles	139 nm	SSE
Monrovia	Tue 1:12 pm	1417 km	881 miles	765 nm	NNE
Jamestown	Tue 1:12 pm	1528 km	949 miles	825 nm	SE
Freetown	Tue 1:12 pm	1587 km	986 miles	857 nm	N
Conakry	Tue 1:12 pm	1693 km	1052 miles	914 nm	N
Abidjan	Tue 1:12 pm	1740 km	1081 miles	939 nm	NE
Yamoussoukro	Tue 1:12 pm	1770 km	1100 miles	956 nm	NE
Bissau	Tue 1:12 pm	1946 km	1209 miles	1051 nm	N
Accra	Tue 1:12 pm	2078 km	1291 miles	1122 nm	NE
Banjul	Tue 1:12 pm	2127 km	1322 miles	1148 nm	N