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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, March 25, 2024 at 15:34:00.

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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = 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 Monday, March 25, 2024 at 15:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 2° 11' North, Longitude: 52° 03' West

The ground speed is currently 463.60 meters/second, 1668.9 kilometres/hour, 1037.0 miles/hour or 901.2 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 15' 00.1"17.28 miWest0° 00' 01.0"0.02 miNorth17.28 mi
1 hour15° 00' 11.4"1037.03 miWest0° 00' 58.9"1.12 miNorth1037.03 mi
24 hours0° 04' 33.0"5.24 miWest0° 23' 30.9"26.93 miNorth27.44 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, March 25, 2024 at 15:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 3° 10' South, Longitude: 131° 43' East

The ground speed is currently 450.94 meters/second, 1623.4 kilometres/hour, 1008.7 miles/hour or 876.6 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 36.1"16.81 miWest0° 00' 14.2"0.27 miSouth16.81 mi
1 hour14° 36' 11.9"1008.57 miWest0° 14' 10.1"16.23 miSouth1008.59 mi
24 hours9° 38' 40.3"666.10 miEast5° 36' 10.9"385.02 miSouth766.89 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
CayenneMon 12:34 pm306 km190 miles165 nmNorth N
Saint-Laurent-du-MaroniMon 12:34 pm428 km266 miles231 nmNorth-northwest NNW
ParamariboMon 12:34 pm531 km330 miles287 nmNorthwest NW
BelémMon 12:34 pm566 km352 miles306 nmSoutheast SE
SantarémMon 12:34 pm588 km366 miles318 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Nieuw NickerieMon 12:34 pm688 km428 miles372 nmNorthwest NW
New AmsterdamMon 11:34 am755 km469 miles408 nmNorthwest NW
LindenMon 11:34 am811 km504 miles438 nmWest-northwest WNW
GeorgetownMon 11:34 am850 km528 miles459 nmNorthwest NW
ManausMon 11:34 am1063 km660 miles574 nmWest-southwest WSW

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