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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 27, 2024 at 00:30:00.

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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 27, 2024 at 00:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 56' North, Longitude: 171° 55' East

The ground speed is currently 450.32 meters/second, 1621.1 kilometres/hour, 1007.3 miles/hour or 875.4 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"	16.79 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	North	16.79 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.8"	1007.17 mi	West	0° 00' 47.5"	0.91 mi	North	1007.14 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 14.7"	2.51 mi	West	0° 18' 55.1"	21.68 mi	North	21.82 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 00:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 26° 35' South, Longitude: 26° 58' East

The ground speed is currently 400.04 meters/second, 1440.1 kilometres/hour, 894.9 miles/hour or 777.6 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' 27.3"	14.91 mi	West	0° 00' 06.0"	0.11 mi	South	14.91 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 18.7"	894.31 mi	West	0° 05' 53.2"	6.75 mi	South	893.95 mi
24 hours	13° 25' 07.8"	830.25 mi	East	1° 40' 17.4"	115.09 mi	South	832.06 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
Kwajalein	Sat 12:30 pm	734 km	456 miles	396 nm	SW
Majuro	Sat 12:30 pm	759 km	472 miles	410 nm	S
Wake Island	Sat 12:30 pm	816 km	507 miles	441 nm	NW
Tarawa	Sat 12:30 pm	1389 km	863 miles	750 nm	S
Palikir	Sat 11:30 am	1693 km	1052 miles	914 nm	WSW
Yaren	Sat 12:30 pm	1693 km	1052 miles	914 nm	SSW
Midway	Fri 1:30 pm	1931 km	1200 miles	1043 nm	NNE
Baker Island	Fri 12:30 pm	1986 km	1234 miles	1072 nm	SE
Funafuti	Sat 12:30 pm	2610 km	1622 miles	1409 nm	SSE
Honiara	Sat 11:30 am	2902 km	1803 miles	1567 nm	SSW