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.
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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 13:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
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 | ||||
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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
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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