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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 = Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 12:30:00.

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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 Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 12:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 05' North, Longitude: 8° 06' West

The ground speed is currently 450.01 meters/second, 1620.0 kilometres/hour, 1006.6 miles/hour or 874.7 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"	16.78 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	North	16.78 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.5"	1006.47 mi	West	0° 00' 47.2"	0.90 mi	North	1006.44 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 10.7"	2.44 mi	West	0° 18' 48.0"	21.54 mi	North	21.68 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 12:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 36' South, Longitude: 146° 25' West

The ground speed is currently 396.00 meters/second, 1425.6 kilometres/hour, 885.8 miles/hour or 769.8 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' 26.3"	14.76 mi	West	0° 00' 04.2"	0.08 mi	South	14.76 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 23.1"	885.28 mi	West	0° 04' 07.5"	4.73 mi	South	885.01 mi
24 hours	13° 42' 47.9"	840.79 mi	East	0° 54' 59.8"	63.12 mi	South	839.61 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
Bamako	Sat 12:30 pm	161 km	100 miles	87 nm	S
Koutiala	Sat 12:30 pm	342 km	213 miles	185 nm	ESE
Sikasso	Sat 12:30 pm	405 km	252 miles	219 nm	SE
Bobo-Dioulasso	Sat 12:30 pm	525 km	326 miles	284 nm	SE
Korhogo	Sat 12:30 pm	579 km	360 miles	313 nm	SSE
Tambacounda	Sat 12:30 pm	602 km	374 miles	325 nm	W
Tidjikja	Sat 12:30 pm	608 km	378 miles	328 nm	NW
Ouahigouya	Sat 12:30 pm	618 km	384 miles	333 nm	E
Timbuktu	Sat 12:30 pm	622 km	387 miles	336 nm	ENE
Koudougou	Sat 12:30 pm	655 km	407 miles	354 nm	ESE