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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 = Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 16:18:00.

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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 Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 16:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 3° 22' North, Longitude: 63° 17' West

The ground speed is currently 463.14 meters/second, 1667.3 kilometres/hour, 1036.0 miles/hour or 900.3 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"17.27 miWest0° 00' 01.0"0.02 miNorth17.27 mi
1 hour15° 00' 11.3"1035.99 miWest0° 00' 58.3"1.12 miNorth1035.98 mi
24 hours0° 04' 31.3"5.20 miWest0° 23' 20.5"26.73 miNorth27.23 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 16:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 07' South, Longitude: 151° 26' East

The ground speed is currently 424.94 meters/second, 1529.8 kilometres/hour, 950.6 miles/hour or 826.0 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' 32.2"15.84 miWest0° 00' 11.2"0.22 miSouth15.84 mi
1 hour14° 32' 14.4"950.16 miWest0° 11' 16.4"12.92 miSouth949.70 mi
24 hours11° 31' 09.8"752.99 miEast4° 07' 01.5"283.25 miSouth795.08 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
Boa VistaThu 12:18 pm296 km184 miles160 nmEast-southeast ESE
IníridaThu 11:18 am518 km322 miles280 nmWest W
Ciudad BolívarThu 12:18 pm528 km328 miles285 nmNorth N
Puerto AyacuchoThu 12:18 pm545 km339 miles294 nmWest-northwest WNW
Ciudad GuayanaThu 12:18 pm554 km344 miles299 nmNorth N
LindenThu 12:18 pm629 km391 miles340 nmEast-northeast ENE
San Fernando de ApureThu 12:18 pm682 km424 miles369 nmNorthwest NW
Georgetown (Guyana)Thu 12:18 pm684 km425 miles369 nmNortheast NE
New AmsterdamThu 12:18 pm714 km444 miles386 nmEast-northeast ENE
Nieuw NickerieThu 1:18 pm754 km468 miles407 nmEast-northeast ENE

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