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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 = Friday, 5 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 Friday, 5 April 2024, 01:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 12' North, Longitude: 165° 40' East

The ground speed is currently 461.23 meters/second, 1660.4 kilometres/hour, 1031.7 miles/hour or 896.6 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"	27.67 km	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.03 km	North	27.67 km
1 hour	15° 00' 10.7"	1660.37 km	West	0° 00' 56.9"	1.75 km	North	1660.35 km
24 hours	0° 04' 15.2"	7.84 km	West	0° 22' 42.3"	41.85 km	North	42.58 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, 5 April 2024, 01:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 32' South, Longitude: 118° 41' East

The ground speed is currently 426.38 meters/second, 1535.0 kilometres/hour, 953.8 miles/hour or 828.8 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' 27.2"	25.58 km	West	0° 00' 14.2"	0.44 km	North	25.58 km
1 hour	14° 27' 17.1"	1534.42 km	West	0° 14' 15.3"	26.30 km	North	1535.65 km
24 hours	12° 50' 39.2"	1363.53 km	East	6° 10' 55.6"	684.02 km	North	1543.74 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	Fri 13:00	361 km	224 miles	195 nm	NE
Majuro	Fri 13:00	639 km	397 miles	345 nm	E
Yaren	Fri 13:00	758 km	471 miles	409 nm	S
Kolonia	Fri 12:00	830 km	515 miles	448 nm	W
Palikir	Fri 12:00	835 km	519 miles	451 nm	W
Tarawa	Fri 13:00	970 km	603 miles	524 nm	ESE
Wake Island	Fri 13:00	1452 km	902 miles	784 nm	N
Honiara	Fri 12:00	1841 km	1144 miles	994 nm	SSW
Baker Island	Thu 13:00	2091 km	1299 miles	1129 nm	ESE
Funafuti	Fri 13:00	2214 km	1376 miles	1195 nm	SE