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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, April 20, 2024 at 06:26:00.

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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, April 20, 2024 at 06:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 11° 43' North, Longitude: 83° 13' East

The ground speed is currently 454.31 meters/second, 1635.5 kilometres/hour, 1016.3 miles/hour or 883.1 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"	16.94 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	North	16.94 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 07.8"	1016.14 mi	West	0° 00' 51.1"	0.98 mi	North	1016.11 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 03.0"	3.44 mi	West	0° 20' 21.7"	23.33 mi	North	23.58 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 06:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 09' North, Longitude: 133° 48' West

The ground speed is currently 449.03 meters/second, 1616.5 kilometres/hour, 1004.4 miles/hour or 872.8 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' 36.1"	16.74 mi	West	0° 00' 13.9"	0.26 mi	South	16.74 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 12.0"	1004.30 mi	West	0° 13' 51.8"	15.88 mi	South	1004.64 mi
24 hours	9° 28' 11.8"	651.28 mi	East	5° 37' 29.0"	386.48 mi	South	759.38 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
Chennai	Sat 11:56 am	354 km	220 miles	191 nm	WNW
Trincomalee	Sat 11:56 am	410 km	254 miles	221 nm	SSW
Jaffna	Sat 11:56 am	417 km	259 miles	225 nm	WSW
Kalmunai	Sat 11:56 am	498 km	310 miles	269 nm	SSW
Kandy	Sat 11:56 am	565 km	351 miles	305 nm	SSW
Kadapa	Sat 11:56 am	566 km	352 miles	306 nm	WNW
Badulla	Sat 11:56 am	573 km	356 miles	310 nm	SSW
Kakinada	Sat 11:56 am	591 km	367 miles	319 nm	N
Madurai	Sat 11:56 am	592 km	368 miles	320 nm	WSW
Bengaluru	Sat 11:56 am	631 km	392 miles	341 nm	WNW