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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 15:44:00.

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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, March 25, 2024 at 15:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 2° 11' North, Longitude: 54° 33' 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:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 15' 00.1"	17.28 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	North	17.28 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.4"	1037.03 mi	West	0° 00' 58.7"	1.12 mi	North	1037.02 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 33.0"	5.24 mi	West	0° 23' 30.9"	26.93 mi	North	27.44 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, March 25, 2024 at 15:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 3° 13' South, Longitude: 129° 17' East

The ground speed is currently 450.92 meters/second, 1623.3 kilometres/hour, 1008.7 miles/hour or 876.5 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' 36.1"	16.81 mi	West	0° 00' 14.2"	0.27 mi	South	16.81 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 11.6"	1008.53 mi	West	0° 14' 10.1"	16.23 mi	South	1008.54 mi
24 hours	9° 38' 47.7"	666.22 mi	East	5° 36' 06.7"	384.94 mi	South	766.93 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
Maripasoula	Mon 12:44 pm	172 km	107 miles	93 nm	NNE
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	Mon 12:44 pm	372 km	231 miles	201 nm	N
Cayenne	Mon 12:44 pm	392 km	244 miles	212 nm	NE
Paramaribo	Mon 12:44 pm	408 km	254 miles	220 nm	N
Nieuw Nickerie	Mon 12:44 pm	496 km	308 miles	268 nm	NNW
Santarém	Mon 12:44 pm	509 km	316 miles	275 nm	S
New Amsterdam	Mon 11:44 am	557 km	346 miles	301 nm	NW
Linden	Mon 11:44 am	592 km	368 miles	320 nm	NW
Georgetown	Mon 11:44 am	650 km	404 miles	351 nm	NW
Boa Vista	Mon 11:44 am	684 km	425 miles	369 nm	W