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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 13:54:00.

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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 13:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 48' North, Longitude: 29° 04' West

The ground speed is currently 450.59 meters/second, 1622.1 kilometres/hour, 1007.9 miles/hour or 875.9 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"	16.80 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	North	16.80 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.9"	1007.78 mi	West	0° 00' 47.7"	0.91 mi	North	1007.75 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 18.0"	2.58 mi	West	0° 19' 01.2"	21.79 mi	North	21.94 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, April 26, 2024 at 13:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 25° 24' South, Longitude: 179° 43' West

The ground speed is currently 404.49 meters/second, 1456.2 kilometres/hour, 904.8 miles/hour or 786.3 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' 28.2"	15.08 mi	West	0° 00' 07.4"	0.14 mi	South	15.08 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 14.7"	904.29 mi	West	0° 07' 18.3"	8.38 mi	South	903.87 mi
24 hours	13° 05' 42.9"	818.41 mi	East	2° 17' 35.0"	157.87 mi	South	825.62 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
Mindelo	Fri 12:54 pm	556 km	346 miles	300 nm	NE
Praia	Fri 12:54 pm	612 km	381 miles	331 nm	ENE
Santa Maria	Fri 12:54 pm	731 km	454 miles	395 nm	ENE
Dakar	Fri 1:54 pm	1260 km	783 miles	680 nm	E
Banjul	Fri 1:54 pm	1352 km	840 miles	730 nm	E
Nouakchott	Fri 1:54 pm	1479 km	919 miles	799 nm	ENE
Bissau	Fri 1:54 pm	1479 km	919 miles	799 nm	E
Conakry	Fri 1:54 pm	1740 km	1081 miles	939 nm	ESE
Freetown	Fri 1:54 pm	1826 km	1134 miles	986 nm	ESE
Monrovia	Fri 1:54 pm	2164 km	1345 miles	1169 nm	ESE