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.
UTC time = Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 07:12:00.
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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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 07:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 463.92 meters/second, 1670.1 kilometres/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 15' 00.1" | 17.30 mi | West | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | North | 17.30 mi |
1 hour | 15° 00' 10.9" | 1037.76 mi | West | 0° 00' 59.2" | 1.13 mi | North | 1037.76 mi |
24 hours | 0° 04' 26.1" | 5.11 mi | West | 0° 23' 42.8" | 27.16 mi | North | 27.63 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 07:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 401.11 meters/second, 1444.0 kilometres/hour, 897.3 miles/hour or 779.7 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 28.9" | 14.95 mi | West | 0° 00' 05.7" | 0.11 mi | South | 14.95 mi |
1 hour | 14° 29' 02.3" | 896.80 mi | West | 0° 05' 53.8" | 6.77 mi | South | 897.21 mi |
24 hours | 11° 59' 56.6" | 743.06 mi | East | 2° 53' 56.0" | 199.53 mi | South | 778.06 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 | ||
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Addu City | Tue 12:12 pm | 96 km | 60 miles | 52 nm | WSW |
Male | Tue 12:12 pm | 500 km | 310 miles | 270 nm | N |
Kulhudhuffushi | Tue 12:12 pm | 774 km | 481 miles | 418 nm | N |
Diego Garcia | Tue 1:12 pm | 789 km | 491 miles | 426 nm | SSW |
Thiruvananthapuram | Tue 12:42 pm | 1032 km | 641 miles | 557 nm | NNE |
Colombo | Tue 12:42 pm | 1038 km | 645 miles | 561 nm | NE |
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Tue 12:42 pm | 1039 km | 646 miles | 561 nm | NE |
Madurai | Tue 12:42 pm | 1225 km | 761 miles | 661 nm | NNE |
Bengaluru | Tue 12:42 pm | 1524 km | 947 miles | 823 nm | NNE |
Chennai | Tue 12:42 pm | 1640 km | 1019 miles | 886 nm | NNE |
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