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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 = Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 14:14:00.

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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 Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 14:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 26' North, Longitude: 34° 09' West

The ground speed is currently 449.34 meters/second, 1617.6 kilometres/hour, 1005.1 miles/hour or 873.4 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"	16.75 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	North	16.75 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.2"	1004.97 mi	West	0° 00' 46.6"	0.89 mi	North	1004.94 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 02.0"	2.27 mi	West	0° 18' 32.9"	21.25 mi	North	21.37 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 14:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 31' South, Longitude: 157° 41' West

The ground speed is currently 392.04 meters/second, 1411.4 kilometres/hour, 877.0 miles/hour or 762.1 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' 25.0"	14.62 mi	West	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 mi	South	14.62 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 06.4"	876.44 mi	West	0° 00' 04.1"	0.08 mi	North	876.44 mi
24 hours	14° 00' 40.6"	851.71 mi	East	0° 49' 06.9"	56.37 mi	North	856.84 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
Mindelo	Sun 1:14 pm	1019 km	633 miles	550 nm	ENE
Praia	Sun 1:14 pm	1147 km	712 miles	619 nm	E
Dakar	Sun 2:14 pm	1801 km	1119 miles	972 nm	E
Banjul	Sun 2:14 pm	1901 km	1181 miles	1027 nm	E
Nouakchott	Sun 2:14 pm	1983 km	1232 miles	1070 nm	ENE
Bissau	Sun 2:14 pm	2032 km	1262 miles	1097 nm	E
Fortaleza	Sun 11:14 am	2065 km	1283 miles	1115 nm	SSW
Cayenne	Sun 11:14 am	2253 km	1400 miles	1216 nm	WSW
Conakry	Sun 2:14 pm	2290 km	1423 miles	1236 nm	ESE
Belém	Sun 11:14 am	2362 km	1467 miles	1275 nm	SW