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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 5, 2024 at 10:54:00.

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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 5, 2024 at 10:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 27' South, Longitude: 14° 12' East

The ground speed is currently 428.74 meters/second, 1543.5 kilometres/hour, 959.1 miles/hour or 833.4 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° 14' 59.7"	15.98 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	South	15.98 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 44.3"	958.67 mi	West	0° 00' 18.2"	0.35 mi	South	958.65 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 21.1"	6.77 mi	East	0° 07' 05.5"	8.13 mi	South	10.58 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 10:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 36' South, Longitude: 68° 48' East

The ground speed is currently 410.05 meters/second, 1476.2 kilometres/hour, 917.3 miles/hour or 797.1 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"	15.29 mi	West	0° 00' 09.3"	0.18 mi	North	15.29 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 43.8"	916.84 mi	West	0° 09' 27.2"	10.84 mi	North	917.45 mi
24 hours	12° 37' 08.1"	800.06 mi	East	4° 21' 45.5"	300.15 mi	North	866.14 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
Swakopmund	Thu 12:54 pm	42 km	26 miles	22 nm	SE
Walvis Bay	Thu 12:54 pm	63 km	39 miles	34 nm	SSE
Windhoek	Thu 12:54 pm	296 km	184 miles	160 nm	E
Opuwo	Thu 12:54 pm	489 km	304 miles	264 nm	N
Rundu	Thu 12:54 pm	769 km	478 miles	415 nm	NE
Ghanzi	Thu 12:54 pm	773 km	480 miles	417 nm	E
Lubango	Thu 11:54 am	838 km	521 miles	452 nm	N
Menongue	Thu 11:54 am	938 km	583 miles	506 nm	NNE
Maun	Thu 12:54 pm	995 km	618 miles	537 nm	ENE
Gaborone	Thu 12:54 pm	1220 km	758 miles	659 nm	ESE