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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.

December Solstice 2024

Map showing day and night parts of the world

UTC time = Saturday, 21 December 2024, 09:20:00.

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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, 21 December 2024, 09:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 26' South, Longitude: 39° 34' East

The ground speed is currently 425.64 meters/second, 1532.3 kilometres/hour, 952.1 miles/hour or 827.4 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"	25.54 km	West	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 km	North	25.54 km
1 hour	14° 59' 41.4"	1531.60 km	West	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 km	North	1531.60 km
24 hours	0° 07' 27.1"	12.69 km	East	0° 00' 14.3"	0.44 km	North	12.70 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, 21 December 2024, 09:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 09' North, Longitude: 65° 21' West

The ground speed is currently 446.59 meters/second, 1607.7 kilometres/hour, 999.0 miles/hour or 868.1 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' 35.1"	26.79 km	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.43 km	South	26.80 km
1 hour	14° 35' 14.2"	1607.49 km	West	0° 13' 59.0"	25.78 km	South	1608.16 km
24 hours	9° 42' 22.1"	1069.63 km	East	5° 39' 07.3"	625.03 km	South	1243.85 km

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
Toliara	Sat 12:20	419 km	261 miles	226 nm	E
Beira	Sat 11:20	632 km	392 miles	341 nm	NW
Maputo	Sat 11:20	761 km	473 miles	411 nm	WSW
Big Bend	Sat 11:20	854 km	531 miles	461 nm	WSW
Antsirabe	Sat 12:20	868 km	539 miles	469 nm	ENE
Mutare	Sat 11:20	870 km	541 miles	470 nm	WNW
Manzini	Sat 11:20	893 km	555 miles	482 nm	WSW
Mbabane	Sat 11:20	909 km	565 miles	491 nm	WSW
Nampula	Sat 11:20	922 km	573 miles	498 nm	N
Antananarivo	Sat 12:20	967 km	601 miles	522 nm	ENE