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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, April 25, 2024 at 21:48:00.

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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, April 25, 2024 at 21:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 35' North, Longitude: 147° 33' West

The ground speed is currently 451.00 meters/second, 1623.6 kilometres/hour, 1008.9 miles/hour or 876.7 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"	1008.70 mi	West	0° 00' 48.1"	0.92 mi	North	1008.67 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 23.2"	2.68 mi	West	0° 19' 10.3"	21.97 mi	North	22.13 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 21:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 10' South, Longitude: 53° 28' East

The ground speed is currently 412.37 meters/second, 1484.5 kilometres/hour, 922.4 miles/hour or 801.6 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' 29.7"	15.37 mi	West	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	South	15.37 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 45.7"	921.95 mi	West	0° 09' 11.9"	10.55 mi	South	921.49 mi
24 hours	12° 31' 40.2"	796.86 mi	East	3° 08' 24.5"	216.13 mi	South	816.22 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
Honolulu	Thu 11:48 am	1389 km	863 miles	750 nm	NW
Kiritimati	Fri 11:48 am	1685 km	1047 miles	910 nm	SW
Papeete	Thu 11:48 am	3448 km	2143 miles	1862 nm	S
Midway	Thu 10:48 am	3486 km	2166 miles	1882 nm	WNW
Baker Island	Thu 9:48 am	3517 km	2185 miles	1899 nm	WSW
Fakaofo	Fri 10:48 am	3643 km	2264 miles	1967 nm	SW
San Francisco *	Thu 2:48 pm	3656 km	2272 miles	1974 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Thu 2:48 pm	3723 km	2314 miles	2011 nm	NE
Apia	Fri 10:48 am	4041 km	2511 miles	2182 nm	SW
Rarotonga	Thu 11:48 am	4076 km	2533 miles	2201 nm	SSW