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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 = Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 12:22:00.

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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 Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 12:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 24' North, Longitude: 6° 08' West

The ground speed is currently 449.39 meters/second, 1617.8 kilometres/hour, 1005.3 miles/hour or 873.5 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"	16.75 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	North	16.75 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.3"	1005.08 mi	West	0° 00' 46.6"	0.89 mi	North	1005.05 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 02.7"	2.28 mi	West	0° 18' 34.0"	21.28 mi	North	21.40 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 12:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 31' South, Longitude: 130° 47' West

The ground speed is currently 392.09 meters/second, 1411.5 kilometres/hour, 877.1 miles/hour or 762.2 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"	14.62 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	South	14.62 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 09.5"	876.54 mi	West	0° 00' 15.0"	0.29 mi	South	876.52 mi
24 hours	14° 00' 22.9"	851.46 mi	East	0° 41' 24.3"	47.52 mi	North	855.54 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
Koutiala	Sun 12:22 pm	235 km	146 miles	127 nm	SSE
Bamako	Sun 12:22 pm	280 km	174 miles	151 nm	SW
Sikasso	Sun 12:22 pm	346 km	215 miles	187 nm	S
Bobo-Dioulasso	Sun 12:22 pm	410 km	255 miles	221 nm	SSE
Ouahigouya	Sun 12:22 pm	413 km	256 miles	223 nm	ESE
Timbuktu	Sun 12:22 pm	426 km	265 miles	230 nm	NE
Koudougou	Sun 12:22 pm	473 km	294 miles	256 nm	ESE
Ouagadougou	Sun 12:22 pm	548 km	341 miles	296 nm	ESE
Korhogo	Sun 12:22 pm	550 km	342 miles	297 nm	S
Dori	Sun 12:22 pm	660 km	410 miles	357 nm	E