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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 = Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 22:36:00.

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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 Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 22:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 10' South, Longitude: 162° 06' West

The ground speed is currently 432.64 meters/second, 1557.5 kilometres/hour, 967.8 miles/hour or 841.0 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"	16.13 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	South	16.13 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 47.6"	967.43 mi	West	0° 00' 27.2"	0.52 mi	South	967.40 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 02.0"	5.41 mi	East	0° 10' 40.5"	12.24 mi	South	13.39 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 22:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 7° 48' South, Longitude: 150° 11' East

The ground speed is currently 447.36 meters/second, 1610.5 kilometres/hour, 1000.7 miles/hour or 869.6 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' 36.0"	16.68 mi	West	0° 00' 13.7"	0.26 mi	South	16.68 mi
1 hour	14° 35' 57.8"	1000.53 mi	West	0° 13' 39.4"	15.64 mi	South	1000.37 mi
24 hours	9° 48' 40.9"	672.41 mi	East	5° 19' 06.0"	365.53 mi	South	760.75 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
Rarotonga	Tue 12:36 pm	242 km	150 miles	130 nm	E
Alofi	Tue 11:36 am	850 km	528 miles	459 nm	WNW
Apia	Wed 11:36 am	1308 km	813 miles	706 nm	NW
Nuku'alofa	Wed 11:36 am	1360 km	845 miles	734 nm	W
Papeete	Tue 12:36 pm	1377 km	856 miles	743 nm	ENE
Fakaofo	Wed 11:36 am	1630 km	1013 miles	880 nm	NW
Suva	Wed 10:36 am	2068 km	1285 miles	1117 nm	W
Funafuti	Wed 10:36 am	2447 km	1520 miles	1321 nm	WNW
Kiritimati	Wed 12:36 pm	2600 km	1615 miles	1404 nm	NNE
Auckland *	Wed 11:36 am	2833 km	1760 miles	1530 nm	SW