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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, 01:00:00.

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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, 01:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 49' North, Longitude: 165° 45' 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"	1661.54 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, 01:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 36' South, Longitude: 105° 18' East

The ground speed is currently 412.24 meters/second, 1484.1 kilometres/hour, 922.2 miles/hour or 801.3 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"	24.73 km	West	0° 00' 11.0"	0.34 km	North	24.73 km
1 hour	14° 25' 54.2"	1483.40 km	West	0° 11' 01.9"	20.36 km	North	1484.53 km
24 hours	13° 22' 27.8"	1374.80 km	East	5° 03' 26.6"	559.88 km	North	1505.96 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	Thu 13:00	390 km	243 miles	211 nm	NE
Majuro	Thu 13:00	639 km	397 miles	345 nm	ENE
Yaren	Thu 13:00	716 km	445 miles	386 nm	S
Kolonia	Thu 12:00	843 km	524 miles	455 nm	W
Palikir	Thu 12:00	848 km	527 miles	458 nm	W
Tarawa	Thu 13:00	941 km	585 miles	508 nm	ESE
Wake Island	Thu 13:00	1493 km	928 miles	806 nm	N
Honiara	Thu 12:00	1804 km	1121 miles	974 nm	SSW
Baker Island	Wed 13:00	2071 km	1287 miles	1118 nm	ESE
Funafuti	Thu 13:00	2178 km	1353 miles	1176 nm	SE