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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 27, 2024 at 10:30:00.

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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 27, 2024 at 10:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 04' North, Longitude: 21° 54' East

The ground speed is currently 450.06 meters/second, 1620.2 kilometres/hour, 1006.8 miles/hour or 874.8 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"	16.78 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	North	16.78 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.5"	1006.59 mi	West	0° 00' 47.2"	0.90 mi	North	1006.56 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 11.3"	2.45 mi	West	0° 18' 49.3"	21.57 mi	North	21.70 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 10:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 27' South, Longitude: 117° 32' West

The ground speed is currently 396.59 meters/second, 1427.7 kilometres/hour, 887.1 miles/hour or 770.9 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' 26.6"	14.79 mi	West	0° 00' 04.5"	0.09 mi	South	14.79 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 31.7"	886.59 mi	West	0° 04' 25.8"	5.08 mi	South	886.31 mi
24 hours	13° 40' 13.3"	839.26 mi	East	1° 02' 44.5"	72.01 mi	South	838.33 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
Abéché	Sat 11:30 am	118 km	73 miles	64 nm	WSW
Fada	Sat 11:30 am	347 km	215 miles	187 nm	N
Al-Fashir	Sat 12:30 pm	377 km	234 miles	204 nm	E
Mongo	Sat 11:30 am	405 km	252 miles	219 nm	WSW
Birao	Sat 11:30 am	428 km	266 miles	231 nm	SSE
Faya-Largeau	Sat 11:30 am	522 km	324 miles	282 nm	NW
Moussoro	Sat 11:30 am	586 km	364 miles	317 nm	W
Sarh	Sat 11:30 am	665 km	413 miles	359 nm	SW
N'Djamena	Sat 11:30 am	773 km	480 miles	417 nm	WSW
Bria	Sat 11:30 am	833 km	518 miles	450 nm	S