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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 = Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 07:12:00.

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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = 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 Latitude: 0° 19' South, Longitude: 73° 55' East

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:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 15' 00.1"17.30 miWest0° 00' 01.0"0.02 miNorth17.30 mi
1 hour15° 00' 10.9"1037.76 miWest0° 00' 59.2"1.13 miNorth1037.76 mi
24 hours0° 04' 26.1"5.11 miWest0° 23' 42.8"27.16 miNorth27.63 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 07:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 26° 29' North, Longitude: 168° 45' West

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:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 28.9"14.95 miWest0° 00' 05.7"0.11 miSouth14.95 mi
1 hour14° 29' 02.3"896.80 miWest0° 05' 53.8"6.77 miSouth897.21 mi
24 hours11° 59' 56.6"743.06 miEast2° 53' 56.0"199.53 miSouth778.06 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
Addu CityTue 12:12 pm96 km60 miles52 nmWest-southwest WSW
MaleTue 12:12 pm500 km310 miles270 nmNorth N
KulhudhuffushiTue 12:12 pm774 km481 miles418 nmNorth N
Diego GarciaTue 1:12 pm789 km491 miles426 nmSouth-southwest SSW
ThiruvananthapuramTue 12:42 pm1032 km641 miles557 nmNorth-northeast NNE
ColomboTue 12:42 pm1038 km645 miles561 nmNortheast NE
Sri Jayawardenepura KotteTue 12:42 pm1039 km646 miles561 nmNortheast NE
MaduraiTue 12:42 pm1225 km761 miles661 nmNorth-northeast NNE
BengaluruTue 12:42 pm1524 km947 miles823 nmNorth-northeast NNE
ChennaiTue 12:42 pm1640 km1019 miles886 nmNorth-northeast NNE

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