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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 = Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 13:40:00.

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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 Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 13:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 11° 49' North, Longitude: 25° 18' West

The ground speed is currently 454.14 meters/second, 1634.9 kilometres/hour, 1015.9 miles/hour or 882.8 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"	16.93 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	North	16.93 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 07.6"	1015.76 mi	West	0° 00' 51.0"	0.97 mi	North	1015.73 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 01.0"	3.41 mi	West	0° 20' 18.1"	23.26 mi	North	23.51 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 13:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 29' North, Longitude: 120° 34' East

The ground speed is currently 450.31 meters/second, 1621.1 kilometres/hour, 1007.3 miles/hour or 875.3 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' 36.2"	16.79 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	South	16.79 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 18.6"	1007.17 mi	West	0° 14' 00.6"	16.04 mi	South	1007.46 mi
24 hours	9° 27' 37.9"	652.40 mi	East	5° 39' 32.7"	388.83 mi	South	760.74 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
Praia	Sat 12:40 pm	394 km	245 miles	213 nm	NNE
Mindelo	Sat 12:40 pm	562 km	349 miles	304 nm	N
Santa Maria	Sat 12:40 pm	589 km	366 miles	318 nm	NNE
Dakar	Sat 1:40 pm	909 km	565 miles	491 nm	ENE
Serekunda	Sat 1:40 pm	953 km	592 miles	515 nm	ENE
Banjul	Sat 1:40 pm	965 km	599 miles	521 nm	ENE
Thiès	Sat 1:40 pm	965 km	599 miles	521 nm	ENE
Ziguinchor	Sat 1:40 pm	985 km	612 miles	532 nm	E
Bissau	Sat 1:40 pm	1058 km	658 miles	571 nm	E
Nouakchott	Sat 1:40 pm	1219 km	757 miles	658 nm	NE