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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 = Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 16:04:00.

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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 Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 16:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 04' South, Longitude: 62° 37' West

The ground speed is currently 426.82 meters/second, 1536.5 kilometres/hour, 954.8 miles/hour or 829.7 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° 14' 59.7"	15.91 mi	West	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	South	15.91 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 42.5"	954.34 mi	West	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	South	954.33 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 59.8"	7.43 mi	East	0° 04' 17.5"	4.92 mi	South	8.91 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 16:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 37' North, Longitude: 65° 18' East

The ground speed is currently 435.26 meters/second, 1566.9 kilometres/hour, 973.7 miles/hour or 846.1 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' 28.6"	16.22 mi	West	0° 00' 15.5"	0.30 mi	North	16.23 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 37.9"	973.30 mi	West	0° 15' 27.0"	17.70 mi	North	972.93 mi
24 hours	12° 57' 55.8"	871.69 mi	East	5° 46' 38.5"	397.28 mi	North	946.88 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
Salta	Wed 1:04 pm	343 km	213 miles	185 nm	SW
Tucumán	Wed 1:04 pm	492 km	305 miles	265 nm	SSW
Sucre	Wed 12:04 pm	525 km	326 miles	283 nm	NNW
Fuerte Olimpo	Wed 1:04 pm	538 km	334 miles	291 nm	ENE
Asuncion	Wed 1:04 pm	562 km	349 miles	303 nm	ESE
Santa Cruz	Wed 12:04 pm	588 km	366 miles	318 nm	N
Pedro Juan Caballero	Wed 1:04 pm	709 km	440 miles	383 nm	E
Cochabamba	Wed 12:04 pm	729 km	453 miles	394 nm	NNW
Antofagasta *	Wed 1:04 pm	799 km	496 miles	431 nm	W
Encarnación	Wed 1:04 pm	827 km	514 miles	447 nm	SE