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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 = Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 01:20:00.

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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 Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 01:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 9° 32' North, Longitude: 160° 04' East

The ground speed is currently 457.55 meters/second, 1647.2 kilometres/hour, 1023.5 miles/hour or 889.4 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"	17.06 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	North	17.06 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.2"	1023.42 mi	West	0° 00' 53.9"	1.03 mi	North	1023.40 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 38.2"	4.14 mi	West	0° 21' 28.7"	24.60 mi	North	24.95 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 01:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 33' North, Longitude: 128° 02' West

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
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 25.4"	14.62 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	South	14.62 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 33.2"	876.62 mi	West	0° 00' 32.9"	0.63 mi	South	876.66 mi
24 hours	13° 28' 07.3"	818.52 mi	East	0° 56' 59.5"	65.41 mi	South	824.76 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
Kolonia	Sun 12:20 pm	350 km	218 miles	189 nm	SW
Palikir	Sun 12:20 pm	357 km	222 miles	193 nm	SW
Kwajalein	Sun 1:20 pm	847 km	526 miles	457 nm	E
Weno	Sun 11:20 am	934 km	581 miles	505 nm	WSW
Majuro	Sun 1:20 pm	1275 km	792 miles	688 nm	ESE
Wake Island	Sun 1:20 pm	1291 km	802 miles	697 nm	NNE
Yaren	Sun 1:20 pm	1348 km	838 miles	728 nm	SE
Tarawa	Sun 1:20 pm	1689 km	1050 miles	912 nm	ESE
Hagåtña	Sun 11:20 am	1727 km	1073 miles	932 nm	WNW
Honiara	Sun 12:20 pm	2097 km	1303 miles	1132 nm	S