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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, 4 April 2024, 01:10:00.

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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, 4 April 2024, 01:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 49' North, Longitude: 163° 15' East

The ground speed is currently 461.55 meters/second, 1661.6 kilometres/hour, 1032.5 miles/hour or 897.2 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"	27.69 km	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.03 km	North	27.69 km
1 hour	15° 00' 10.8"	1661.53 km	West	0° 00' 57.0"	1.76 km	North	1661.51 km
24 hours	0° 04' 18.2"	7.94 km	West	0° 22' 48.6"	42.04 km	North	42.78 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, 4 April 2024, 01:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 34' South, Longitude: 102° 54' East

The ground speed is currently 412.34 meters/second, 1484.4 kilometres/hour, 922.4 miles/hour or 801.5 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' 25.9"	24.74 km	West	0° 00' 11.0"	0.34 km	North	24.74 km
1 hour	14° 25' 54.8"	1483.75 km	West	0° 11' 03.4"	20.41 km	North	1484.87 km
24 hours	13° 22' 13.9"	1374.71 km	East	5° 03' 58.9"	560.87 km	North	1506.25 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
Tofol	Thu 12:10	59 km	37 miles	32 nm	SSW
Kolonia	Thu 12:10	571 km	355 miles	308 nm	WNW
Palikir	Thu 12:10	575 km	357 miles	311 nm	WNW
Kwajalein	Thu 13:10	591 km	368 miles	319 nm	ENE
Yaren	Thu 13:10	814 km	506 miles	439 nm	SSE
Majuro	Thu 13:10	911 km	566 miles	492 nm	E
Tarawa	Thu 13:10	1188 km	738 miles	641 nm	ESE
Wake Island	Thu 13:10	1535 km	954 miles	829 nm	NNE
Honiara	Thu 12:10	1726 km	1072 miles	932 nm	SSW
Hagåtña	Thu 11:10	2198 km	1366 miles	1187 nm	WNW