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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, March 28, 2024 at 11:16:00.

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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = The Moon's position at its zenith in relation to an observer (Moon phase is not shown).

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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point

On Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 11:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 3° 17' North, Longitude: 12° 14' East

The ground speed is currently 463.17 meters/second, 1667.4 kilometres/hour, 1036.1 miles/hour or 900.3 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 15' 00.1"17.27 miWest0° 00' 01.0"0.02 miNorth17.27 mi
1 hour15° 00' 11.3"1036.08 miWest0° 00' 58.5"1.12 miNorth1036.07 mi
24 hours0° 04' 31.5"5.21 miWest0° 23' 21.3"26.75 miNorth27.25 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 11:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 09' South, Longitude: 135° 22' West

The ground speed is currently 427.56 meters/second, 1539.2 kilometres/hour, 956.4 miles/hour or 831.1 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 32.6"15.94 miWest0° 00' 11.6"0.22 miSouth15.94 mi
1 hour14° 32' 39.9"956.02 miWest0° 11' 38.6"13.35 miSouth955.59 mi
24 hours11° 20' 11.6"745.24 miEast4° 17' 30.1"295.23 miSouth792.41 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
YaoundéThu 12:16 pm102 km64 miles55 nmNorthwest NW
EbebiyínThu 12:16 pm160 km100 miles86 nmSouthwest SW
OyemThu 12:16 pm200 km124 miles108 nmSouth-southwest SSW
MongomoThu 12:16 pm210 km130 miles113 nmSouth-southwest SSW
BertouaThu 12:16 pm215 km134 miles116 nmNortheast NE
AconibeThu 12:16 pm262 km163 miles142 nmSouth-southwest SSW
DoualaThu 12:16 pm293 km182 miles158 nmWest-northwest WNW
BataThu 12:16 pm316 km196 miles171 nmWest-southwest WSW
BamendaThu 12:16 pm375 km233 miles203 nmNorthwest NW
MalaboThu 12:16 pm387 km241 miles209 nmWest W

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