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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, April 30, 2024 at 02:02:00.

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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, April 30, 2024 at 02:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 53' North, Longitude: 148° 48' East

The ground speed is currently 448.40 meters/second, 1614.2 kilometres/hour, 1003.0 miles/hour or 871.6 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"	16.72 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	North	16.72 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.7"	1002.85 mi	West	0° 00' 45.7"	0.87 mi	North	1002.82 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 49.8"	2.04 mi	West	0° 18' 11.2"	20.84 mi	North	20.94 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 02:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 26° 42' South, Longitude: 46° 10' East

The ground speed is currently 398.70 meters/second, 1435.3 kilometres/hour, 891.9 miles/hour or 775.0 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' 25.2"	14.86 mi	West	0° 00' 06.0"	0.12 mi	North	14.86 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 20.6"	891.39 mi	West	0° 06' 11.4"	7.10 mi	North	891.82 mi
24 hours	13° 39' 01.4"	843.72 mi	East	3° 12' 45.9"	221.14 mi	North	883.21 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
Saipan	Tue 12:02 pm	330 km	205 miles	178 nm	W
Hagåtña	Tue 12:02 pm	465 km	289 miles	251 nm	WSW
Weno	Tue 12:02 pm	887 km	551 miles	479 nm	SSE
Palikir	Tue 1:02 pm	1349 km	838 miles	729 nm	SE
Ngerulmud	Tue 11:02 am	1750 km	1087 miles	945 nm	WSW
Wake Island	Tue 2:02 pm	1959 km	1217 miles	1058 nm	ENE
Jayapura	Tue 11:02 am	2124 km	1320 miles	1147 nm	SSW
Manokwari	Tue 11:02 am	2382 km	1480 miles	1286 nm	SW
Yokohama	Tue 11:02 am	2458 km	1527 miles	1327 nm	NNW
Tokyo	Tue 11:02 am	2478 km	1539 miles	1338 nm	NNW