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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 = Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 22:20:00.

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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 Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 22:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 32' North, Longitude: 155° 39' West

The ground speed is currently 449.13 meters/second, 1616.9 kilometres/hour, 1004.7 miles/hour or 873.0 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"	16.74 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	North	16.74 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.1"	1004.49 mi	West	0° 00' 46.4"	0.89 mi	North	1004.46 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 59.3"	2.22 mi	West	0° 18' 27.9"	21.16 mi	North	21.28 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 22:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 26' South, Longitude: 85° 32' East

The ground speed is currently 392.31 meters/second, 1412.3 kilometres/hour, 877.6 miles/hour or 762.6 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' 25.0"	14.63 mi	West	0° 00' 01.3"	0.03 mi	North	14.63 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 57.1"	877.04 mi	West	0° 01' 27.5"	1.67 mi	North	877.14 mi
24 hours	14° 00' 09.0"	851.92 mi	East	1° 22' 33.7"	94.75 mi	North	862.57 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
Hilo	Sun 12:20 pm	576 km	358 miles	311 nm	N
Honolulu	Sun 12:20 pm	786 km	488 miles	424 nm	NNW
Kiritimati	Mon 12:20 pm	1413 km	878 miles	763 nm	S
Midway	Sun 11:20 am	2706 km	1682 miles	1461 nm	NW
Baker Island	Sun 10:20 am	2787 km	1732 miles	1505 nm	WSW
Fakaofo	Mon 11:20 am	3151 km	1958 miles	1701 nm	SSW
Apia	Mon 11:20 am	3605 km	2240 miles	1946 nm	SSW
Papeete	Sun 12:20 pm	3609 km	2243 miles	1949 nm	S
Majuro	Mon 10:20 am	3693 km	2295 miles	1994 nm	W
Tarawa	Mon 10:20 am	3740 km	2324 miles	2019 nm	WSW