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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 10:52:00.

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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 10:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 16' South, Longitude: 18° 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' 11.0"1037.76 miWest0° 00' 59.2"1.13 miNorth1037.76 mi
24 hours0° 04' 26.4"5.12 miWest0° 23' 42.7"27.15 miNorth27.63 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 10:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 26° 07' North, Longitude: 138° 08' East

The ground speed is currently 402.53 meters/second, 1449.1 kilometres/hour, 900.4 miles/hour or 782.5 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' 29.3"15.01 miWest0° 00' 06.2"0.12 miSouth15.01 mi
1 hour14° 29' 20.4"899.98 miWest0° 06' 20.9"7.29 miSouth900.41 mi
24 hours11° 52' 30.9"737.75 miEast3° 03' 45.6"210.80 miSouth776.16 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
MbandakaTue 11:52 am81 km50 miles44 nmWest-northwest WNW
BoendeTue 11:52 am219 km136 miles118 nmEast E
ImpfondoTue 11:52 am228 km142 miles123 nmNorth-northwest NNW
OuéssoTue 11:52 am380 km236 miles205 nmWest-northwest WNW
BimboTue 11:52 am503 km312 miles272 nmNorth N
BanguiTue 11:52 am513 km319 miles277 nmNorth N
BrazzavilleTue 11:52 am599 km372 miles323 nmSouthwest SW
KinshasaTue 11:52 am602 km374 miles325 nmSouthwest SW
BerbératiTue 11:52 am609 km378 miles329 nmNorthwest NW
FrancevilleTue 11:52 am612 km380 miles330 nmWest-southwest WSW

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