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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, July 27, 2024 at 01:50:00.

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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, July 27, 2024 at 01:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 08' North, Longitude: 154° 08' East

The ground speed is currently 438.39 meters/second, 1578.2 kilometres/hour, 980.7 miles/hour or 852.2 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' 00.0"	16.34 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	South	16.34 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.5"	980.35 mi	West	0° 00' 34.1"	0.65 mi	South	980.38 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 17.3"	0.32 mi	West	0° 13' 50.5"	15.87 mi	South	15.87 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 01:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 9° 07' North, Longitude: 46° 07' East

The ground speed is currently 443.01 meters/second, 1594.8 kilometres/hour, 991.0 miles/hour or 861.1 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' 30.4"	16.51 mi	West	0° 00' 16.1"	0.31 mi	North	16.52 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 21.8"	990.72 mi	West	0° 16' 10.6"	18.53 mi	North	990.52 mi
24 hours	12° 01' 43.2"	821.54 mi	East	6° 09' 15.6"	423.04 mi	North	916.35 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
Saipan	Sat 11:50 am	992 km	617 miles	536 nm	WSW
Hagåtña	Sat 11:50 am	1182 km	734 miles	638 nm	WSW
Wake Island	Sat 1:50 pm	1315 km	817 miles	710 nm	E
Palikir	Sat 12:50 pm	1419 km	882 miles	766 nm	SSE
Majuro	Sat 1:50 pm	2292 km	1424 miles	1237 nm	ESE
Yokohama	Sat 10:50 am	2308 km	1434 miles	1246 nm	NW
Tokyo	Sat 10:50 am	2320 km	1442 miles	1253 nm	NW
Nagoya	Sat 10:50 am	2458 km	1527 miles	1327 nm	NW
Ngerulmud	Sat 10:50 am	2471 km	1535 miles	1334 nm	WSW
Osaka	Sat 10:50 am	2520 km	1566 miles	1361 nm	NW