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.
UTC time = Thursday, 4 April 2024, 00:00:00.
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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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Thursday, 4 April 2024, 00:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 461.56 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" | 1661.58 km | West | 0° 00' 57.1" | 1.76 km | North | 1661.56 km |
| 24 hours | 0° 04' 18.2" | 7.95 km | West | 0° 22' 48.8" | 42.05 km | North | 42.79 km |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Thursday, 4 April 2024, 00:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 411.67 meters/second, 1482.0 kilometres/hour, 920.9 miles/hour or 800.2 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' 25.7" | 24.70 km | West | 0° 00' 10.7" | 0.33 km | North | 24.70 km |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 51.0" | 1481.35 km | West | 0° 10' 52.8" | 20.08 km | North | 1482.47 km |
| 24 hours | 13° 23' 50.5" | 1375.34 km | East | 5° 00' 10.9" | 553.88 km | North | 1504.24 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howland Island | Wed 12:00 | 625 km | 388 miles | 338 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Wed 12:00 | 692 km | 430 miles | 374 nm | SSE |
| Tarawa | Thu 12:00 | 988 km | 614 miles | 533 nm |  WSW |
| Majuro | Thu 12:00 | 1046 km | 650 miles | 565 nm |  W |
| Funafuti | Thu 12:00 | 1593 km | 990 miles | 860 nm |  S |
| Yaren | Thu 12:00 | 1689 km | 1050 miles | 912 nm | WSW |
| Fakaofo | Thu 13:00 | 1900 km | 1181 miles | 1026 nm | SSE |
| Wake Island | Thu 12:00 | 2136 km | 1327 miles | 1153 nm |  NW |
| Apia | Thu 13:00 | 2323 km | 1444 miles | 1255 nm | SSE |
| Kiritimati | Thu 14:00 | 2473 km | 1536 miles | 1335 nm |  E |
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