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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 = Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 01:00:00.

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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).

= 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 Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 01:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 26' North, Longitude: 165° 49' East

The ground speed is currently 461.85 meters/second, 1662.7 kilometres/hour, 1033.1 miles/hour or 897.8 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"	27.71 km	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.03 km	North	27.71 km
1 hour	15° 00' 10.8"	1662.63 km	West	0° 00' 57.3"	1.76 km	North	1662.61 km
24 hours	0° 04' 20.9"	8.03 km	West	0° 22' 54.6"	42.22 km	North	42.98 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 01:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 26° 13' South, Longitude: 91° 26' East

The ground speed is currently 400.14 meters/second, 1440.5 kilometres/hour, 895.1 miles/hour or 777.8 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' 24.7"	24.01 km	West	0° 00' 07.1"	0.22 km	North	24.01 km
1 hour	14° 24' 49.0"	1439.72 km	West	0° 07' 08.4"	13.19 km	North	1440.51 km
24 hours	13° 52' 59.0"	1386.77 km	East	3° 37' 09.3"	400.89 km	North	1463.22 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
Kwajalein	Wed 13:00	422 km	262 miles	228 nm	NNE
Majuro	Wed 13:00	642 km	399 miles	347 nm	ENE
Yaren	Wed 13:00	673 km	418 miles	363 nm	S
Kolonia	Wed 12:00	859 km	534 miles	464 nm	WNW
Palikir	Wed 12:00	863 km	536 miles	466 nm	WNW
Tarawa	Wed 13:00	913 km	567 miles	493 nm	ESE
Wake Island	Wed 13:00	1535 km	954 miles	829 nm	N
Honiara	Wed 12:00	1768 km	1099 miles	955 nm	SSW
Baker Island	Tue 13:00	2051 km	1275 miles	1108 nm	ESE
Funafuti	Wed 13:00	2142 km	1331 miles	1156 nm	SE