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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, October 22, 2024 at 21:52:00.

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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, October 22, 2024 at 21:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 11° 28' South, Longitude: 151° 55' West

The ground speed is currently 454.67 meters/second, 1636.8 kilometres/hour, 1017.1 miles/hour or 883.8 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"	16.95 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	South	16.95 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.2"	1016.96 mi	West	0° 00' 52.5"	1.00 mi	South	1016.94 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 00.1"	2.26 mi	West	0° 20' 54.4"	23.95 mi	South	24.06 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 21:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 00' North, Longitude: 104° 48' East

The ground speed is currently 394.03 meters/second, 1418.5 kilometres/hour, 881.4 miles/hour or 765.9 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"	14.69 mi	West	0° 00' 03.7"	0.07 mi	South	14.69 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 20.6"	880.93 mi	West	0° 03' 45.1"	4.31 mi	South	881.20 mi
24 hours	13° 23' 21.3"	817.90 mi	East	2° 11' 30.9"	150.91 mi	South	839.64 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
Vaitape (Bora Bora)	Tue 11:52 am	558 km	346 miles	301 nm	S
Papeete	Tue 11:52 am	717 km	446 miles	387 nm	SSE
Rarotonga	Tue 11:52 am	1368 km	850 miles	739 nm	SW
Kiritimati	Wed 11:52 am	1592 km	989 miles	860 nm	NNW
Alofi	Tue 10:52 am	2106 km	1309 miles	1137 nm	WSW
Fakaofo	Wed 10:52 am	2124 km	1320 miles	1147 nm	W
Apia	Wed 10:52 am	2172 km	1350 miles	1173 nm	W
Nuku'alofa	Wed 10:52 am	2704 km	1680 miles	1460 nm	WSW
Adamstown	Tue 1:52 pm	2747 km	1707 miles	1483 nm	SE
Baker Island	Tue 9:52 am	3007 km	1868 miles	1624 nm	WNW