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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 = Monday, April 29, 2024 at 07:34:00.

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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 Monday, April 29, 2024 at 07:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 39' North, Longitude: 65° 50' East

The ground speed is currently 448.89 meters/second, 1616.0 kilometres/hour, 1004.1 miles/hour or 872.6 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"	16.74 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	North	16.74 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.9"	1003.95 mi	West	0° 00' 46.1"	0.88 mi	North	1003.92 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 56.2"	2.16 mi	West	0° 18' 22.5"	21.05 mi	North	21.17 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, April 29, 2024 at 07:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 06' South, Longitude: 47° 34' West

The ground speed is currently 393.52 meters/second, 1416.7 kilometres/hour, 880.3 miles/hour or 764.9 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' 24.8"	14.67 mi	West	0° 00' 03.0"	0.06 mi	North	14.67 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 55.8"	879.76 mi	West	0° 03' 03.1"	3.50 mi	North	879.98 mi
24 hours	13° 56' 08.8"	850.52 mi	East	2° 00' 19.1"	138.07 mi	North	869.28 mi

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
Mumbai	Mon 1:04 pm	885 km	550 miles	478 nm	ENE
Pune	Mon 1:04 pm	957 km	595 miles	517 nm	ENE
Mangaluru	Mon 1:04 pm	993 km	617 miles	536 nm	E
Surat	Mon 1:04 pm	1034 km	642 miles	558 nm	NE
Karachi	Mon 12:34 pm	1138 km	707 miles	614 nm	N
Ahmedabad	Mon 1:04 pm	1167 km	725 miles	630 nm	NE
Muscat	Mon 11:34 am	1252 km	778 miles	676 nm	NW
Anantapur	Mon 1:04 pm	1266 km	787 miles	684 nm	E
Bengaluru	Mon 1:04 pm	1282 km	796 miles	692 nm	E
Indore	Mon 1:04 pm	1384 km	860 miles	747 nm	NE