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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 10:12:00.

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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 10:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 41' North, Longitude: 26° 20' East

The ground speed is currently 448.82 meters/second, 1615.7 kilometres/hour, 1004.0 miles/hour or 872.4 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"	16.73 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	North	16.73 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.9"	1003.79 mi	West	0° 00' 46.1"	0.88 mi	North	1003.76 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 55.3"	2.14 mi	West	0° 18' 20.9"	21.02 mi	North	21.13 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, April 29, 2024 at 10:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 57' South, Longitude: 85° 32' West

The ground speed is currently 394.04 meters/second, 1418.6 kilometres/hour, 881.4 miles/hour or 766.0 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"	14.69 mi	West	0° 00' 03.3"	0.07 mi	North	14.69 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 57.2"	880.93 mi	West	0° 03' 30.4"	4.03 mi	North	881.18 mi
24 hours	13° 54' 23.3"	849.84 mi	East	2° 10' 57.0"	150.26 mi	North	871.23 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
Al-Fashir	Mon 12:12 pm	157 km	98 miles	85 nm	SW
Al-Ubayyid	Mon 12:12 pm	452 km	281 miles	244 nm	ESE
Fada	Mon 11:12 am	578 km	359 miles	312 nm	WNW
Abéché	Mon 11:12 am	600 km	373 miles	324 nm	W
Birao	Mon 11:12 am	620 km	385 miles	335 nm	SW
Khartoum	Mon 12:12 pm	675 km	419 miles	364 nm	E
Wau	Mon 12:12 pm	794 km	493 miles	429 nm	SSE
Malakal	Mon 12:12 pm	814 km	506 miles	440 nm	SE
Faya-Largeau	Mon 11:12 am	851 km	529 miles	460 nm	WNW
Bria	Mon 11:12 am	1019 km	633 miles	550 nm	SSW