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 10:52:00.
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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 10:52:00 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' 11.0" | 1037.76 mi | West | 0° 00' 59.2" | 1.13 mi | North | 1037.76 mi |
24 hours | 0° 04' 26.4" | 5.12 mi | West | 0° 23' 42.7" | 27.15 mi | North | 27.63 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 10:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
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:
Time | Longitude Difference | Latitude Difference | Total | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 29.3" | 15.01 mi | West | 0° 00' 06.2" | 0.12 mi | South | 15.01 mi |
1 hour | 14° 29' 20.4" | 899.98 mi | West | 0° 06' 20.9" | 7.29 mi | South | 900.41 mi |
24 hours | 11° 52' 30.9" | 737.75 mi | East | 3° 03' 45.6" | 210.80 mi | South | 776.16 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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Mbandaka | Tue 11:52 am | 81 km | 50 miles | 44 nm | WNW |
Boende | Tue 11:52 am | 219 km | 136 miles | 118 nm | E |
Impfondo | Tue 11:52 am | 228 km | 142 miles | 123 nm | NNW |
Ouésso | Tue 11:52 am | 380 km | 236 miles | 205 nm | WNW |
Bimbo | Tue 11:52 am | 503 km | 312 miles | 272 nm | N |
Bangui | Tue 11:52 am | 513 km | 319 miles | 277 nm | N |
Brazzaville | Tue 11:52 am | 599 km | 372 miles | 323 nm | SW |
Kinshasa | Tue 11:52 am | 602 km | 374 miles | 325 nm | SW |
Berbérati | Tue 11:52 am | 609 km | 378 miles | 329 nm | NW |
Franceville | Tue 11:52 am | 612 km | 380 miles | 330 nm | WSW |
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