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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 = Friday, April 26, 2024 at 22:28:00.

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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 Friday, April 26, 2024 at 22:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 54' North, Longitude: 157° 35' West

The ground speed is currently 450.37 meters/second, 1621.3 kilometres/hour, 1007.5 miles/hour or 875.5 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"	16.79 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	North	16.79 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.8"	1007.28 mi	West	0° 00' 47.5"	0.91 mi	North	1007.26 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 15.3"	2.52 mi	West	0° 18' 56.2"	21.70 mi	North	21.84 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, April 26, 2024 at 22:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 26° 23' South, Longitude: 56° 22' East

The ground speed is currently 400.83 meters/second, 1443.0 kilometres/hour, 896.6 miles/hour or 779.2 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' 27.5"	14.94 mi	West	0° 00' 06.1"	0.12 mi	South	14.94 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 29.1"	896.10 mi	West	0° 06' 10.0"	7.08 mi	South	895.72 mi
24 hours	13° 21' 39.0"	828.15 mi	East	1° 47' 39.5"	123.54 mi	South	830.81 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
Honolulu	Fri 12:28 pm	820 km	510 miles	443 nm	N
Kiritimati	Sat 12:28 pm	1332 km	828 miles	719 nm	S
Baker Island	Fri 10:28 am	2576 km	1601 miles	1391 nm	SW
Midway	Fri 11:28 am	2589 km	1609 miles	1398 nm	NW
Fakaofo	Sat 11:28 am	2981 km	1852 miles	1610 nm	SSW
Apia	Sat 11:28 am	3443 km	2140 miles	1859 nm	SSW
Majuro	Sat 10:28 am	3477 km	2160 miles	1877 nm	W
Tarawa	Sat 10:28 am	3521 km	2188 miles	1901 nm	WSW
Funafuti	Sat 10:28 am	3568 km	2217 miles	1927 nm	SW
Papeete	Fri 12:28 pm	3587 km	2229 miles	1937 nm	SSE