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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 21:12:00.

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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 Monday, April 8, 2024 at 21:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 7° 38' North, Longitude: 137° 36' West

The ground speed is currently 459.83 meters/second, 1655.4 kilometres/hour, 1028.6 miles/hour or 893.8 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"	17.14 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	North	17.14 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.1"	1028.55 mi	West	0° 00' 55.8"	1.06 mi	North	1028.53 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 01.4"	4.60 mi	West	0° 22' 14.5"	25.47 mi	North	25.89 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, April 8, 2024 at 21:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 44' North, Longitude: 136° 15' West

The ground speed is currently 442.61 meters/second, 1593.4 kilometres/hour, 990.1 miles/hour or 860.4 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' 28.6"	16.50 mi	West	0° 00' 17.1"	0.33 mi	North	16.50 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 38.9"	989.82 mi	West	0° 17' 13.1"	19.72 mi	North	989.63 mi
24 hours	12° 44' 15.9"	870.89 mi	East	6° 32' 40.3"	449.86 mi	North	971.72 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
Kiritimati	Tue 11:12 am	2280 km	1417 miles	1231 nm	WSW
Honolulu	Mon 11:12 am	2652 km	1648 miles	1432 nm	NW
Papeete	Mon 11:12 am	3080 km	1914 miles	1663 nm	SSW
Los Angeles *	Mon 2:12 pm	3535 km	2196 miles	1909 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Mon 2:12 pm	3663 km	2276 miles	1978 nm	NE
San Francisco *	Mon 2:12 pm	3672 km	2282 miles	1983 nm	NNE
Adamstown	Mon 1:12 pm	3708 km	2304 miles	2002 nm	SSE
Phoenix	Mon 2:12 pm	3881 km	2412 miles	2096 nm	NE
Las Vegas *	Mon 2:12 pm	3893 km	2419 miles	2102 nm	NNE
Rarotonga	Mon 11:12 am	4010 km	2492 miles	2165 nm	SW