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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 10:12:00.

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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 10:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 04' North, Longitude: 26° 24' East

The ground speed is currently 450.07 meters/second, 1620.2 kilometres/hour, 1006.8 miles/hour or 874.9 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"	16.78 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	North	16.78 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.5"	1006.60 mi	West	0° 00' 47.2"	0.90 mi	North	1006.58 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 11.4"	2.45 mi	West	0° 18' 49.4"	21.57 mi	North	21.71 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 10:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 26' South, Longitude: 113° 12' West

The ground speed is currently 396.68 meters/second, 1428.1 kilometres/hour, 887.4 miles/hour or 771.1 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' 26.6"	14.79 mi	West	0° 00' 04.5"	0.09 mi	South	14.79 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 33.0"	886.80 mi	West	0° 04' 28.5"	5.13 mi	South	886.51 mi
24 hours	13° 39' 49.3"	839.03 mi	East	1° 03' 53.8"	73.33 mi	South	838.14 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
Al-Fashir	Sat 12:12 pm	123 km	76 miles	66 nm	WSW
Al-Ubayyid	Sat 12:12 pm	424 km	264 miles	229 nm	ESE
Birao	Sat 11:12 am	573 km	356 miles	309 nm	SW
Abéché	Sat 11:12 am	602 km	374 miles	325 nm	W
Fada	Sat 11:12 am	621 km	386 miles	335 nm	NW
Khartoum	Sat 12:12 pm	682 km	424 miles	368 nm	ENE
Kosti	Sat 12:12 pm	685 km	426 miles	370 nm	E
Wau	Sat 12:12 pm	725 km	451 miles	392 nm	SSE
Malakal	Sat 12:12 pm	762 km	474 miles	412 nm	SE
Faya-Largeau	Sat 11:12 am	890 km	553 miles	481 nm	WNW