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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, 02:00:00.

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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 Thursday, 4 April 2024, 02:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 50' North, Longitude: 150° 45' East

The ground speed is currently 461.54 meters/second, 1661.5 kilometres/hour, 1032.4 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"	1661.49 km	West	0° 00' 57.0"	1.76 km	North	1661.47 km
24 hours	0° 04' 18.1"	7.94 km	West	0° 22' 48.3"	42.03 km	North	42.78 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, 4 April 2024, 02:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 25' South, Longitude: 90° 53' East

The ground speed is currently 412.82 meters/second, 1486.1 kilometres/hour, 923.4 miles/hour or 802.4 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"	24.77 km	West	0° 00' 11.0"	0.34 km	North	24.77 km
1 hour	14° 25' 57.5"	1485.47 km	West	0° 11' 10.8"	20.64 km	North	1486.60 km
24 hours	13° 21' 05.0"	1374.26 km	East	5° 06' 40.1"	565.82 km	North	1507.67 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
Weno	Thu 12:00	217 km	135 miles	117 nm	NE
Palikir	Thu 13:00	830 km	516 miles	448 nm	E
Kolonia	Thu 13:00	836 km	519 miles	451 nm	E
Hagåtña	Thu 12:00	1071 km	665 miles	578 nm	NW
Jayapura	Thu 11:00	1450 km	901 miles	783 nm	SW
Port Moresby	Thu 12:00	1736 km	1078 miles	937 nm	SSW
Ngerulmud	Thu 11:00	1792 km	1113 miles	967 nm	W
Yaren	Thu 14:00	1932 km	1200 miles	1043 nm	ESE
Honiara	Thu 13:00	1973 km	1226 miles	1065 nm	SSE
Manokwari	Thu 11:00	1997 km	1241 miles	1078 nm	WSW