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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, December 12, 2024 at 01:30:00.

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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 Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 01:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 06' South, Longitude: 155° 56' East

The ground speed is currently 426.73 meters/second, 1536.2 kilometres/hour, 954.6 miles/hour or 829.5 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° 14' 59.7"	15.91 mi	West	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	South	15.91 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 42.4"	954.14 mi	West	0° 00' 10.7"	0.21 mi	South	954.12 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 01.8"	7.46 mi	East	0° 04' 06.7"	4.72 mi	South	8.82 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 01:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 60' North, Longitude: 71° 12' West

The ground speed is currently 430.12 meters/second, 1548.4 kilometres/hour, 962.2 miles/hour or 836.1 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' 27.7"	16.03 mi	West	0° 00' 14.6"	0.28 mi	North	16.04 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 47.7"	961.77 mi	West	0° 14' 40.8"	16.83 mi	North	961.32 mi
24 hours	13° 19' 35.1"	886.20 mi	East	5° 23' 07.9"	370.41 mi	North	948.23 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
Brisbane	Thu 11:30 am	566 km	352 miles	306 nm	SSW
Lord Howe Island *	Thu 12:30 pm	988 km	614 miles	533 nm	SSE
Noumea	Thu 12:30 pm	1083 km	673 miles	585 nm	E
Cairns	Thu 11:30 am	1263 km	785 miles	682 nm	WNW
Sydney *	Thu 12:30 pm	1279 km	795 miles	691 nm	SSW
Port Vila	Thu 12:30 pm	1421 km	883 miles	767 nm	ENE
Canberra *	Thu 12:30 pm	1503 km	934 miles	811 nm	SSW
Honiara	Thu 12:30 pm	1572 km	977 miles	849 nm	NNE
Port Moresby	Thu 11:30 am	1775 km	1103 miles	958 nm	NNW
Melbourne *	Thu 12:30 pm	1939 km	1205 miles	1047 nm	SSW