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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 = Friday, April 26, 2024 at 03:10:00.

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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 Friday, April 26, 2024 at 03:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 39' North, Longitude: 131° 57' East

The ground speed is currently 450.87 meters/second, 1623.1 kilometres/hour, 1008.6 miles/hour or 876.4 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"	16.81 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	North	16.81 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.0"	1008.39 mi	West	0° 00' 48.0"	0.92 mi	North	1008.37 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 21.5"	2.64 mi	West	0° 19' 07.3"	21.91 mi	North	22.07 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, April 26, 2024 at 03:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 58' South, Longitude: 24° 18' West

The ground speed is currently 409.63 meters/second, 1474.7 kilometres/hour, 916.3 miles/hour or 796.3 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' 29.3"	15.27 mi	West	0° 00' 08.7"	0.17 mi	South	15.27 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 15.0"	915.81 mi	West	0° 08' 36.2"	9.87 mi	South	915.36 mi
24 hours	12° 43' 27.2"	804.43 mi	East	2° 52' 17.7"	197.67 mi	South	819.30 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
Ngerulmud	Fri 12:10 pm	741 km	460 miles	400 nm	SSE
Koror	Fri 12:10 pm	751 km	466 miles	405 nm	SSE
Colonia	Fri 1:10 pm	814 km	506 miles	439 nm	ESE
Cebu City	Fri 11:10 am	952 km	591 miles	514 nm	WSW
Davao	Fri 11:10 am	1005 km	625 miles	543 nm	SW
General Santos	Fri 11:10 am	1116 km	694 miles	603 nm	SW
Quezon City	Fri 11:10 am	1181 km	734 miles	638 nm	W
Manila	Fri 11:10 am	1189 km	739 miles	642 nm	W
Hagåtña	Fri 1:10 pm	1386 km	861 miles	748 nm	E
Manado	Fri 11:10 am	1556 km	967 miles	840 nm	SSW