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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 = Thursday, 4 April 2024, 00:50:00.

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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 Thursday, 4 April 2024, 00:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 49' North, Longitude: 168° 15' East

The ground speed is currently 461.55 meters/second, 1661.6 kilometres/hour, 1032.5 miles/hour or 897.2 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' 00.1"	27.69 km	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.03 km	North	27.69 km
1 hour	15° 00' 10.8"	1661.54 km	West	0° 00' 57.0"	1.76 km	North	1661.52 km
24 hours	0° 04' 18.2"	7.94 km	West	0° 22' 48.6"	42.04 km	North	42.79 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, 4 April 2024, 00:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 37' South, Longitude: 107° 43' East

The ground speed is currently 412.15 meters/second, 1483.7 kilometres/hour, 921.9 miles/hour or 801.2 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' 25.9"	24.73 km	West	0° 00' 10.8"	0.34 km	North	24.73 km
1 hour	14° 25' 53.8"	1483.06 km	West	0° 11' 00.4"	20.31 km	North	1484.18 km
24 hours	13° 22' 41.5"	1374.89 km	East	5° 02' 54.1"	558.88 km	North	1505.67 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
Kwajalein	Thu 12:50	328 km	204 miles	177 nm	N
Majuro	Thu 12:50	374 km	233 miles	202 nm	ENE
Tarawa	Thu 12:50	718 km	446 miles	388 nm	SE
Yaren	Thu 12:50	718 km	446 miles	388 nm	SSW
Palikir	Thu 11:50	1122 km	697 miles	606 nm	W
Wake Island	Thu 12:50	1500 km	932 miles	810 nm	N
Baker Island	Wed 12:50	1808 km	1123 miles	976 nm	ESE
Honiara	Thu 11:50	1920 km	1193 miles	1037 nm	SSW
Funafuti	Thu 12:50	1998 km	1241 miles	1079 nm	SE
Port Vila	Thu 11:50	2605 km	1619 miles	1407 nm	S