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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 = Thursday, 27 June 2024, 02:22:00.

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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 Thursday, 27 June 2024, 02:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 18' North, Longitude: 145° 17' East

The ground speed is currently 426.15 meters/second, 1534.1 kilometres/hour, 953.3 miles/hour or 828.4 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° 14' 59.9"	25.57 km	West	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 km	South	25.57 km
1 hour	14° 59' 52.3"	1533.45 km	West	0° 00' 06.3"	0.20 km	South	1533.46 km
24 hours	0° 03' 04.1"	5.23 km	East	0° 02' 46.3"	5.11 km	South	7.32 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, 27 June 2024, 02:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 9° 22' South, Longitude: 33° 08' East

The ground speed is currently 442.66 meters/second, 1593.6 kilometres/hour, 990.2 miles/hour or 860.5 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' 30.2"	26.56 km	West	0° 00' 16.0"	0.49 km	North	26.56 km
1 hour	14° 30' 20.3"	1593.23 km	West	0° 16' 07.7"	29.73 km	North	1594.12 km
24 hours	11° 41' 01.6"	1283.32 km	East	6° 36' 58.2"	731.67 km	North	1485.35 km

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
Saipan	Thu 12:22	899 km	558 miles	485 nm	S
Hagåtña	Thu 12:22	1089 km	677 miles	588 nm	S
Yokohama	Thu 11:22	1456 km	905 miles	786 nm	NNW
Shizuoka	Thu 11:22	1457 km	905 miles	787 nm	NNW
Kawasaki	Thu 11:22	1459 km	906 miles	788 nm	NNW
Hamamatsu	Thu 11:22	1461 km	908 miles	789 nm	NNW
Sagamihara	Thu 11:22	1475 km	916 miles	796 nm	NNW
Tokyo	Thu 11:22	1475 km	917 miles	797 nm	NNW
Nagoya	Thu 11:22	1545 km	960 miles	834 nm	NNW
Osaka	Thu 11:22	1578 km	981 miles	852 nm	NW