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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, April 23, 2024 at 16:30:00.

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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).

= Civil Twilight (lightest shade)

= Nautical Twilight

= Astronomical Twilight

= Night, no twilight (darkest shade)

See where the Moon is over the horizon

Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point

On Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 16:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 12° 51' North, Longitude: 67° 57' West

The ground speed is currently 452.34 meters/second, 1628.4 kilometres/hour, 1011.8 miles/hour or 879.3 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
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 15' 00.1"	16.86 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	North	16.86 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.7"	1011.70 mi	West	0° 00' 49.4"	0.94 mi	North	1011.68 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 39.7"	2.99 mi	West	0° 19' 39.4"	22.52 mi	North	22.72 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 16:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 12° 57' South, Longitude: 108° 16' East

The ground speed is currently 439.25 meters/second, 1581.3 kilometres/hour, 982.6 miles/hour or 853.8 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
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 34.2"	16.37 mi	West	0° 00' 13.2"	0.25 mi	South	16.38 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 15.5"	982.28 mi	West	0° 13' 09.9"	15.08 mi	South	981.97 mi
24 hours	10° 37' 38.5"	716.47 mi	East	5° 01' 27.8"	345.47 mi	South	788.07 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
Kralendijk	Tue 12:30 pm	86 km	53 miles	46 nm	SSW
Willemstad	Tue 12:30 pm	136 km	84 miles	73 nm	SW
Oranjestad (Aruba)	Tue 12:30 pm	230 km	143 miles	124 nm	W
Caracas	Tue 12:30 pm	285 km	177 miles	154 nm	SSE
Maracay	Tue 12:30 pm	291 km	181 miles	157 nm	S
Valencia	Tue 12:30 pm	297 km	185 miles	160 nm	S
Barquisimeto	Tue 12:30 pm	342 km	213 miles	185 nm	SSW
Maracaibo	Tue 12:30 pm	468 km	291 miles	253 nm	WSW
San Fernando de Apure	Tue 12:30 pm	552 km	343 miles	298 nm	S
Ponce	Tue 12:30 pm	588 km	365 miles	318 nm	NNE