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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, April 8, 2024 at 17:08:00.

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Total Eclipse In Progress in the Yellow or Red Shaded Areas

The map shows the April 8, 2024 — Total Solar Eclipse in progress.
The yellow, orange, and lighter red areas on the map show where a partial eclipse is visible.
The total eclipse is visible to anyone within the dark red dot in the very center of the lighter red area.

= 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, April 8, 2024 at 17:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 7° 35' North, Longitude: 76° 35' West

The ground speed is currently 459.89 meters/second, 1655.6 kilometres/hour, 1028.8 miles/hour or 894.0 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"	17.15 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	North	17.15 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.1"	1028.70 mi	West	0° 00' 55.8"	1.07 mi	North	1028.69 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 02.1"	4.61 mi	West	0° 22' 15.8"	25.50 mi	North	25.91 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, April 8, 2024 at 17:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 7° 33' North, Longitude: 77° 22' West

The ground speed is currently 443.98 meters/second, 1598.3 kilometres/hour, 993.2 miles/hour or 863.0 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' 28.8"	16.55 mi	West	0° 00' 17.5"	0.33 mi	North	16.55 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 47.3"	992.89 mi	West	0° 17' 26.6"	19.98 mi	North	992.75 mi
24 hours	12° 39' 57.6"	868.52 mi	East	6° 40' 14.6"	458.50 mi	North	974.44 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
Montería	Mon 12:08 pm	152 km	94 miles	82 nm	NNE
Medellin	Mon 12:08 pm	185 km	115 miles	100 nm	SE
Sabaneta	Mon 12:08 pm	190 km	118 miles	103 nm	SE
Quibdó	Mon 12:08 pm	209 km	130 miles	113 nm	S
Sincelejo	Mon 12:08 pm	231 km	144 miles	125 nm	NE
Manizales	Mon 12:08 pm	303 km	188 miles	163 nm	SSE
Pereira	Mon 12:08 pm	321 km	199 miles	173 nm	SSE
Cartagena	Mon 12:08 pm	336 km	209 miles	181 nm	NNE
Panama	Mon 12:08 pm	360 km	223 miles	194 nm	WNW
Bucaramanga	Mon 12:08 pm	386 km	240 miles	208 nm	E